Blackpool vs Leicester Prediction

Form guide

Leicester's recent league results have been up and down. They beat Stockport 4-3 away and Plymouth 2-0 at home, but they were also thumped 4-0 by Oxford United at home and lost 1-2 to Burton. Throw in draws against Barnsley and Milton Keynes Dons and you get a proper stop-start run.

Blackpool: 20 completed matches; Leicester: 20 completed matches.

Blackpool

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

30

Difference

-1

Leicester

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

24

Difference

+9

Blackpool's form has actually been rockier than their league position suggests. They've lost three of their last five league matches, including a 2-4 home defeat to Plymouth and back-to-back away losses at Reading and Barnsley. A 4-0 win over Peterborough is the highlight, but consistency has been hard to find.

On recent form, Blackpool's home advantage looks shakier than the table alone suggests.

Comparative Team Statistics: Blackpool vs Leicester

Head-to-head history

The last time these two met was back in 2014, when Leicester won 3-1, part of a run of Championship fixtures between the clubs stretching back to 2011. Those games produced a mix of results, including a couple of draws and narrow wins on both sides.

That history is over a decade old now and came in a different division, so it doesn't tell us a great deal about how this current pairing will play out.

Where they sit in League One

Seven games in, Leicester sit 13th with nine points from two wins, three draws and two defeats. Blackpool are just below them in 15th, on eight points from two wins, two draws and three losses.

It's early days, so these positions could shift quickly either way, but right now there's barely anything separating the two clubs.

Team news

Leicester's L. Page has been their most productive creator this season, chipping in three assists in six appearances. For Blackpool, D. Charles leads the way with two assists in seven games.

Blackpool:

Best assist providers:

D. Charles - 2

Leicester:

Best assist providers:

L. Page - 3

Penalty cards:

O. Skipp x 1

One name worth watching is O. Skipp, who has picked up a red card in just two matches for Leicester. It's not clear whether that affects his availability for this game, but it's a disciplinary record worth keeping an eye on.

What kind of game to expect

Goals have flowed at both ends this season. Leicester have scored nine and conceded eleven in the league, while Blackpool have scored thirteen and conceded thirteen. Both defences have had their wobbles.

With two sides who don't seem to keep things tight, this has the makings of an open, back-and-forth contest rather than a cagey one.