Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Blackpool FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Bloomfield Road 9,433 HT 45' · FT 45'
Robert Apter 61' 1–0
1–1 80' Tom Bloxham
Y 45' Jordan Rossiter
Y 59' Mal Benning
Y 90' Jordan Shipley

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Jarvis (England)

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

3
3
3
Blackpool FC 9 games · Avg 1.6 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC 2024-03-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2023-11-18 Blackpool FC 4–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2021-04-24 Blackpool FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Stevenage FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Reading FC A 3–0 W
04 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Blackpool FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Northampton Town FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W
21 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 2–2 D
14 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
07 Dec Cambridge United FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

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' That's the starting whistle at Bloomfield Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackpool FC and Shrewsbury Town FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Shrewsbury Town FC come into this ranked 23 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackpool FC and Shrewsbury Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Sonny Carey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jordan Rossiter on 45 minutes.
  • 50' 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 Funso Ojo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Shrewsbury Town FC's shape.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mal Benning.
  • 60' Another substitution for Blackpool FC to replace Sonny Carey by Dominic Ballard on 60 minute.
  • 61' Blackpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robert Apter on 61.
  • 66' Josh Feeney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 68' Another substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC to replace Joshua Kayode by John Marquis on 68 minute.
  • 69' Funso Ojo gets the nod from Shrewsbury Town FC. He replaces Charles Sagoe Jr. and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Bruce will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' Blackpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Bloxham makes it 1-1.
  • 85' The 26-year-old Albie Morgan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 86' Leo Castledine gets the nod from Shrewsbury Town FC. He replaces Tom Bloxham and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Shrewsbury Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The points are shared — Blackpool FC 1-1 Shrewsbury Town FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jake Beesley 2
Robert Apter 1
Fejiri Okenabirhie 1
Tom Bloxham 1
Daniel Udoh 1
Matthew Pennington 1
Jordan Rhodes 1
Kyle Joseph 1

Head to Head

2025-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC 2024-03-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2023-11-18 Blackpool FC 4–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2021-04-24 Blackpool FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC

Blackpool FC Form

2025-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2024-12-21 Blackpool FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2025-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-12-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2024-12-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-14 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-12-07 Cambridge United FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC49% Draw28% Shrewsbury Town FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
51%
Blackpool FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC32% Draw50% Shrewsbury Town FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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