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Blackpool FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Blackpool FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Crewe Alexandra FC
Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45+5' · FT 45+12'
Jordan Gabriel 78' Y
Matthew Virtue-Thick 90' Y
Luke Garbutt 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Martin Woods
  • Referee
  • Referee Richard Bartlett

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
Blackpool FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Crewe Alexandra FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-17 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC H 1–1 D
27 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 3–0 W
20 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–0 W
16 Feb Rochdale AFC H 1–0 W
06 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L
02 Feb Northampton Town FC H 2–0 W
Crewe Alexandra FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Blackpool FC A 1–1 D
27 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D
23 Feb Accrington Stanley FC H 2–0 W
20 Feb Swindon Town FC A 1–2 L
06 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–2 L
02 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackpool FC and Crewe Alexandra FC get this one started.
  • 5' Ryan Wintle is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackpool FC tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackpool FC in their trying to find a way past Crewe Alexandra FC's compact .
  • 15' Crewe Alexandra FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Antony Evans, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Crewe Alexandra FC make a change. Donervon Daniels trudges off to be replaced by Rio Adebisi on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' Daniel Ballard has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
  • 46' It looks surprising Blackpool FC does not make any changes. Harry Pickering has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' Crewe Alexandra FC is showing some good football. However, Crewe Alexandra FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Demetri Mitchell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sullay Kaikai at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' Crewe Alexandra FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Crewe Alexandra FC. Mikael Mandron is replaced by Owen Dale.
  • 76' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crewe Alexandra FC's shape.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Gabriel on 78.
  • 83' Stephen Walker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antony Evans at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' Crewe Alexandra FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Powell is hanging Charlie Kirk on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Goal! Stephen Walker scores his 3 goal in 383 matches.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Blackpool FC. Matthew Virtue-Thick will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Artell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Ballard 1
Stephen Walker 1
Grant Ward 1
Mikael Mandron 1

Head to Head

2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-17 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2021-02-27 Charlton Athletic FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2021-02-20 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2021-02-16 Blackpool FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC W 2021-02-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Blackpool FC L 2021-02-02 Blackpool FC 2–0 Northampton Town FC W

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2021-02-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-02-23 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-02-20 Swindon Town FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-02-06 Peterborough United FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.25 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Crewe Alexandra FC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC44% Draw30% Crewe Alexandra FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Crewe Alexandra FC
56%
Blackpool FC or Crewe Alexandra FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC29% Draw52% Crewe Alexandra FC19%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Crewe Alexandra FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 23% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.