Blackpool FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Blackpool FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Bloomfield Road.
- Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Graham
- Referee Gary Hilton
- Referee Matthew Parry
- Referee Alan Clayton
- Referee Oliver Yates
- Referee Ross Joyce
- Referee Anthony Backhouse
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 26 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 5–0 W 23 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L 16 Jan Hull City AFC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–1 L 09 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–4 L 06 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L 30 Jan Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W 26 Jan Oxford United FC H 3–4 L 23 Jan Gillingham FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Blackpool FC0-151/–16-301/231-45–/–46-601/–61-751/176+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Bloomfield Road will turn into a battlefield for Blackpool FC and Rochdale AFC.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 383 games and scored 461 goals.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' 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.
- 21' Blackpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sullay Kaikai on 21.
- 26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 31' The travelling Rochdale AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriel Osho made 12 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' 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 Kwadwo Baah suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' Jordan Gabriel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 51' Blackpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 54' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Marvin Ekpiteta is replaced by Luke Garbutt.
- 59' Blackpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' Another substitution for Rochdale AFC to replace Conor Shaughnessy by Kwadwo Baah on 60 minute.
- 65' Rochdale AFC is showing some good football. However, Rochdale AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 68' The Rochdale AFC manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Osho departs to be replaced by Ryan McLaughlin.
- 70' The Blackpool FC manager makes a substitution. Ken Dougall departs to be replaced by Grant Ward.
- 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 80' 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.
- 85' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 90' 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.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackpool FC players.
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Lineups
Blackpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Marvin Ekpiteta ↓ Luke Garbutt 54'
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Ken Dougall ↓ Grant Ward 70'
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- 4
- 39
- 3
- 9
- 17
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- 19
Bench
- 32
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Grant Ward ↑ 70'
- 30
- 20
- 13
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29
Luke Garbutt ↑ 54'
- 15
Rochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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Conor Shaughnessy ↓ Kwadwo Baah 60'
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- 8
- 14
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Matt Done ↓ Jimmy Keohane 68'
- 9
- 21
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Gabriel Osho ↓ Ryan McLaughlin 68'
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- 10
Bench
- 5
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Ryan McLaughlin ↑ 68'
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13
Jimmy Keohane ↑ 68'
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- 15
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Kwadwo Baah ↑ 60'
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Oliver Rathbone 2 Ryan Delaney 1 Calvin Andrew 1 Curtis Tilt 1 Jordan Thompson 1 Ryan Delaney 1 Calvin Andrew 1 Michael Nottingham 1 Head to Head
Blackpool FC Form
Rochdale AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.27 Blackpool FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.9 Rochdale AFC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 77%Draw or Rochdale AFC 52%Blackpool FC or Rochdale AFC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Blackpool FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 13.7%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 9%2 – 0 8.9%2 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 5.6%0 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 0 3.7%3 – 1 3.5%1 – 3 1.7%Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC
Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 23% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 16% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.