Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Exeter City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Blackpool FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Exeter City FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road 10,950 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Bloxham 29' 1–0
George Honeyman 72' Y
Y 80' Ilmari Niskanen

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Exeter City FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 David Harrison (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

5
1
1
Blackpool FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Exeter City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC 2025-08-09 Exeter City FC 4–1 Blackpool FC 2025-01-25 Exeter City FC 1–3 Blackpool FC 2024-09-14 Blackpool FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2024-01-13 Blackpool FC 2–0 Exeter City FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
28 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
17 Mar Port Vale FC H 3–2 W
14 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L
11 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 1–4 L
Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
28 Mar Leyton Orient FC H 0–0 D
21 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
17 Mar Luton Town FC A 2–3 L
14 Mar Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L
10 Mar Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Exeter City FC
#20 Position #4
1 Points 49
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 12 / 13 / 21
1 Scored 52
1 Conceded 61
+0 GD -9
1.00 PPG 1.07
0% Win % 26%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Exeter City FC are 4th (49 pts).

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Bloomfield Road!
  • 5' Blackpool FC have won 466 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Reuell Walters made 414 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Randall, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Christopher Hamilton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Jayden Wareham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' Assisted by Reuell Walters with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tom Bloxham makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackpool FC and Exeter City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' The travelling Exeter City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Exeter City FC make a change. Johnly Yfeko trudges off to be replaced by Danny Andrew on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Bycroft suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Reece Cole on, Kevin McDonald off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Luca Woodhouse, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 72' George Honeyman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 72.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Josh Magennis on, Charlie Cummins off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' A change in the Blackpool FC ranks — Ashley Fletcher exits the field as Dale Taylor enters on 74.
  • 79' Blackpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Ilmari Niskanen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Exeter City FC — Akeel Higgins on, Jack Aitchison off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Christopher Hamilton is replaced by Oliver Casey.
  • Full Time. Blackpool FC beats Exeter City FC

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

Exeter City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Taylor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christopher Hamilton 2
Tom Bloxham 2
Albie Morgan 2
James Husband 1
Ed Francis 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Mark Cullen 1
Millenic Alli 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC 2025-08-09 Exeter City FC 4–1 Blackpool FC 2025-01-25 Exeter City FC 1–3 Blackpool FC 2024-09-14 Blackpool FC 2–1 Exeter City FC 2024-01-13 Blackpool FC 2–0 Exeter City FC

Blackpool FC Form

2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2026-03-28 Blackpool FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W 2026-03-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2026-03-17 Blackpool FC 3–2 Port Vale FC W 2026-03-14 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2026-03-11 AFC Wimbledon 4–1 Blackpool FC L

Exeter City FC Form

2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC L 2026-03-28 Exeter City FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D 2026-03-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Exeter City FC L 2026-03-17 Luton Town FC 3–2 Exeter City FC L 2026-03-14 Exeter City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L 2026-03-10 Exeter City FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Exeter City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC55% Draw26% Exeter City FC19%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Exeter City FC
45%
Blackpool FC or Exeter City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC35% Draw50% Exeter City FC15%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Exeter City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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