Blackpool FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 2
-
Overview
Match Preview
Blackpool FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC — FA Cup at Bloomfield Road.
- Blackpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Forest Green Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Jackson
- Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
- Assistant 2 Graeme Fyvie
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Dec Forest Green Rovers FC H 3–0 W 16 Dec Cambridge United FC A 1–2 L 09 Dec Carlisle United FC H 3–0 W 28 Nov Northampton Town FC H 1–2 L 25 Nov Portsmouth FC A 4–0 W 18 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Dec Blackpool FC A 0–3 L 12 Dec Scarborough Athletic FC A 4–2 W 04 Nov Scarborough Athletic FC A 1–1 D 07 May Cambridge United FC A 0–2 L 29 Apr Oxford United FC H 0–3 L 22 Apr Cheltenham Town FC A 1–3 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Blackpool FCAshley Fletcher 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Blackpool FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' 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 Richard O'Donnell suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 18' Blackpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Owen Dale on 18.
- 23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 33' It looks surprising Blackpool FC does not make any changes. Reece Welch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' Forest Green Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' It’s high time David Horseman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oliver Casey, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Forest Green Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' Ryan Inniss needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 63' 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.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Callum Morton. He replaces Mathew Stevens on 65 minute.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Troy Deeney. He replaces Teddy Jenks on 66 minute.
- 71' Another change for Blackpool FC made on 71 minute. Kyle Joseph leaves to be changed by Karamoko Dembele.
- 75' Goal! Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel scores his 6 goal in 384 matches.
- 76' Time for substitution for Forest Green Rovers FC. Ryan Inniss is replaced by Darnell Johnson.
- 77' The whistle greets Harvey Bunker as he departs to be replaced by Reece Brown.
- 82' Forest Green Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 84' What a strike from Marvin Ekpiteta! The score is 3-0.
- 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle McAllister made 377 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
-
Lineups
Blackpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 7
- 23
- 18
- 20
-
9
Kyle Joseph ↓ Karamoko Dembele 71'
-
17
Matty Virtue ↓ Oliver Norburn 71'
- 4
Bench
- 16
- 5
- 15
-
6
Oliver Norburn ↑ 71'
- 32
-
11
Karamoko Dembele ↑ 71'
- 24
- 10
- 22
Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 1
-
9
Mathew Stevens ↓ Callum Morton 65'
-
5
Ryan Inniss ↓ Darnell Johnson 76'
-
28
Callum Jones ↓ Kyle McAllister 66'
- 17
-
6
Teddy Jenks ↓ Troy Deeney 66'
-
27
Harvey Bunker ↓ Reece Brown 77'
- 23
- 22
- 8
Bench
-
14
Troy Deeney ↑ 66'
-
7
Kyle McAllister ↑ 66'
-
29
Reece Brown ↑ 77'
-
39
Callum Morton ↑ 65'
-
4
Darnell Johnson ↑ 76'
- 20
- 12
- 24
Coach David Horseman -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marvin Ekpiteta 1 Owen Dale 1 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 1 Head to Head
Blackpool FC Form
Forest Green Rovers FC Form
2023-12-19 Blackpool FC 3–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Scarborough Athletic FC 2–4 Forest Green Rovers FC W 2023-11-04 Scarborough Athletic FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2023-05-07 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2023-04-29 Forest Green Rovers FC 0–3 Oxford United FC L 2023-04-22 Cheltenham Town FC 3–1 Forest Green Rovers FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.03 Blackpool FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 Forest Green Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Blackpool FC to win 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.83Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Blackpool FC or Draw 85%Draw or Forest Green Rovers FC 37%Blackpool FC or Forest Green Rovers FC 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackpool FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.9%1 – 0 11.4%1 – 1 10.3%2 – 1 9.4%3 – 0 Actual0 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 6.4%4 – 0 4%0 – 1 3.9%2 – 2 3.8%1 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC
Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Forest Green Rovers FC covers -2.5 21% — 79% -2 21% 20% 59% -1.5 41% — 59% -1 41% 24% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.