Blackpool FC vs Tranmere Rovers FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Blackpool FC vs Tranmere Rovers FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.
- Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Tranmere Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Newhouse
- Referee Seb Stockbridge
- Referee Barry Gordon
- Referee
- Referee Richard Woodward
- Referee
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 10 Mar Tranmere Rovers FC H 1–2 L 07 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D 29 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W 25 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 22 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 0–0 D 15 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Mar Blackpool FC A 2–1 W 07 Mar Accrington Stanley FC A 2–1 W 25 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–2 W 22 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–3 L 11 Feb Bristol Rovers FC H 0–0 D 08 Feb Portsmouth FC H 0–2 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% 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' Welcome to Bloomfield Road that hosts another battle between Blackpool FC and Tranmere Rovers FC.
- 5' Tranmere Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 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.
- 24' Tranmere Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 29' 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 465 goals.
- 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Heneghan.
- 37' Morgan Ferrier puts Tranmere Rovers FC on the lead.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 46' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Matthew Virtue-Thick is replaced by Jay Spearing.
- 46' What a strike from James Vaughan! The score is 0-2.
- 51' Corey Blackett-Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 58' GOAL! Kiernan Dewsbury Hall scores on 58. Assisted by Armand Gnanduillet
- 60' Time for substitution for Tranmere Rovers FC. Calum Woods is replaced by Corey Blackett-Taylor.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Husband, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 70' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 75' The referee shows Blackpool FC player a Yellow card on 75.
- 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 82' Conner Jennings has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Vaughan on 82 minute.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Grant Ward. He replaces Nathan Delfouneso on 84 minute.
- 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark Ellis made 48 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- Full Time. Tranmere Rovers FC beats Blackpool FC
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Lineups
Blackpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 32
- 6
- 11
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Nathan Delfouneso ↓ Grant Ward 84'
- 40
- 42
- 24
- 26
- 29
- 17
- 15
Bench
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27
Grant Ward ↑ 84'
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Jay Spearing ↑ 46'
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21
Armand Gnanduillet ↑ 46'
- 28
- 5
- 2
- 16
Tranmere Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 7
- 22
- 10
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19
James Vaughan ↓ Conner Jennings 82'
- 24
- 36
- 17
- 16
- 1
- 6
Bench
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23
Corey Blackett-Taylor ↑ 60'
- 33
- 12
- 28
- 3
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11
Conner Jennings ↑ 82'
- 25
Coach Micky Mellon -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Morgan Ferrier 2 Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 1 James Vaughan 1 Ben Heneghan 1 Head to Head
Blackpool FC Form
Tranmere Rovers FC Form
2020-03-10 Blackpool FC 1–2 Tranmere Rovers FC W 2020-03-07 Accrington Stanley FC 1–2 Tranmere Rovers FC W 2020-02-25 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Tranmere Rovers FC W 2020-02-22 Wycombe Wanderers FC 3–1 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2020-02-11 Tranmere Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2020-02-08 Tranmere Rovers FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.36 Blackpool FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 Tranmere Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Blackpool FC or Tranmere Rovers FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tranmere Rovers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.74Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Blackpool FC or Draw 64%Draw or Tranmere Rovers FC 65%Blackpool FC or Tranmere Rovers FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Tranmere Rovers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%0 – 0 8.4%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 7.9%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 0 7.8%0 – 2 6%2 – 0 5.9%2 – 2 5.5%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 3.6%0 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC
Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Tranmere Rovers FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 19% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Tranmere Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

