Saturday , 14 November 2026

Blackpool FC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Blackpool FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'
Y 34' Stuart O'Keefe
Elliot Embleton 39' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Gillingham FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Mulraine
  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Anthony Moore
  • Referee Anthony Backhouse

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Blackpool FC 13 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 15 12
22 Barnsley FC 13 10
23 Peterborough United FC 13 10
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
Blackpool FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Gillingham FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-05 Blackpool FC 4–1 Gillingham FC 2020-09-26 Gillingham FC 2–0 Blackpool FC 2020-02-11 Blackpool FC 2–3 Gillingham FC 2019-08-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Blackpool FC 2019-05-04 Blackpool FC 0–3 Gillingham FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Gillingham FC H 4–1 W
02 Apr Swindon Town FC A 2–0 W
27 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
23 Mar Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W
20 Mar Oxford United FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Blackpool FC A 1–4 L
31 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
27 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
20 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–2 D
16 Mar Lincoln City FC A 3–0 W
13 Mar Swindon Town FC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
4/1
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Jerry Yates 3 G
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Finley Munroe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Blackpool FC vs Gillingham FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' What composure from Jerry Yates! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 10' Gillingham FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 14' What composure from Jordan Graham! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackpool FC and Gillingham FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Jerry Yates is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the forward.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gillingham FC that had 182 games and scored 239 goals.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Sullay Kaikai gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 34' Stuart O'Keefe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Elliot Embleton. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' Vadaine Oliver has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. Alexander MacDonald is replaced by Olly Lee.
  • 60' Gillingham FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dominic Samuel is hanging John Akinde on the field on 60 minute.
  • 61' The England Elliot Embleton breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 4-1!
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Elliot Embleton is replaced by Jordan Gabriel.
  • 72' Gillingham FC is showing some good football. However, Gillingham FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackpool FC in their trying to find a way past Gillingham FC's compact .
  • 82' Gillingham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 86' Another change for Blackpool FC made on 86 minute. Sullay Kaikai leaves to be changed by Demetri Mitchell.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Blackpool FC 4-1 Gillingham FC.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nathan Delfouneso 2
Tom Eaves 2
Sonny Carey 2
Brandon Hanlan 2
Sullay Kaikai 2
Armand Gnanduillet 2
Alex Jakubiak 2
Dominic Samuel 2

Head to Head

2021-04-05 Blackpool FC 4–1 Gillingham FC 2020-09-26 Gillingham FC 2–0 Blackpool FC 2020-02-11 Blackpool FC 2–3 Gillingham FC 2019-08-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Blackpool FC 2019-05-04 Blackpool FC 0–3 Gillingham FC

Blackpool FC Form

2021-04-05 Blackpool FC 4–1 Gillingham FC W 2021-04-02 Swindon Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2021-03-27 Blackpool FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2021-03-23 Blackpool FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2021-03-20 Oxford United FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2021-03-16 Blackpool FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

Gillingham FC Form

2021-04-05 Blackpool FC 4–1 Gillingham FC L 2021-03-31 Gillingham FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-03-27 Hull City AFC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-03-20 Gillingham FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2021-03-16 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Gillingham FC W 2021-03-13 Swindon Town FC 1–3 Gillingham FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Gillingham FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC45% Draw25% Gillingham FC30%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Gillingham FC
55%
Blackpool FC or Gillingham FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC32% Draw43% Gillingham FC25%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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