Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Leyton Orient FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Blackpool FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Leyton Orient FC
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Casey 45' Y
Y 45' James Morris
Y 58' Sean Clare
Y 90' Will Forrester

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Leyton Orient FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale

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

1
2
3
Blackpool FC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Leyton Orient FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC 2025-11-22 Leyton Orient FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2025-03-15 Blackpool FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC 2024-11-09 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Blackpool FC 2024-02-27 Leyton Orient FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
11 Apr Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W
06 Apr Stevenage FC A 0–1 L
03 Apr Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
28 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–0 W
Leyton Orient FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Rotherham United FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 0–0 D
11 Apr Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
02 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Leyton Orient FC
#20 Position #27
1 Points 0
1 Played 1
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
1 Scored 1
1 Conceded 2
+0 GD -1
1.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Leyton Orient FC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Leyton Orient FC are 27th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Bloomfield Road that hosts another battle between Blackpool FC and Leyton Orient FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackpool FC and Leyton Orient FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackpool FC in their trying to find a way past Leyton Orient FC's compact .
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Demetri Mitchell made 306 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Will Dennis doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' Leighton Clarkson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Charlie Wellens is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackpool FC so far.
  • 45' Oliver Casey picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Leyton Orient FC — Azeem Abdulai on, Tyreeq Bakinson off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Blackpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leyton Orient FC backline.
  • 58' Sean Clare was booked on 58.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominic Ballard, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Blackpool FC — Ashley Fletcher on, Tom Bloxham off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Niall Ennis gets the nod from Blackpool FC. He replaces Dale Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Charlie Wellens is replacing Dylan Levitt for the Leyton Orient FC side.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' Leyton Orient FC ring the changes. Tom James has done his job and it is now time for Michael Craig to step up.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Blackpool FC! Ryan Finnigan comes on to replace Leighton Clarkson.
  • 89' The whistle greets Sean Clare as he departs to be replaced by Sonny Perkins.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Will Forrester on 90 minutes earns him a card. Leyton Orient FC will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. Blackpool FC and Leyton Orient FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

Leyton Orient FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richie Wellens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charlie Kelman 3
Sonny Carey 1
Will Dennis 1
Oliver O'Neill 1
Sonny Perkins 1
Tom James 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC 2025-11-22 Leyton Orient FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2025-03-15 Blackpool FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC 2024-11-09 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Blackpool FC 2024-02-27 Leyton Orient FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2026-04-18 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-04-11 Blackpool FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2026-04-06 Stevenage FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2026-03-28 Blackpool FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W

Leyton Orient FC Form

2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC L 2026-04-18 Leyton Orient FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC L 2026-04-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Mansfield Town FC D 2026-04-11 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2026-04-06 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2026-04-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Leyton Orient FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC54% Draw28% Leyton Orient FC18%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Leyton Orient FC
46%
Blackpool FC or Leyton Orient FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC35% Draw52% Leyton Orient FC13%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Leyton Orient FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 26% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Leyton Orient FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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