On Mon Apr 18th, Blackpool hosts Birmingham City at Bloomfield Road in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Blackpool recorded a 1-2 loss against West Bromwich Albion. Andy Carroll scored the first goal for West Bromwich Albion in the 42nd minute, but Marvin Ekpiteta got the equalizer for Blackpool in the 53rd minute. Blackpool is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Birmingham City recorded a 2-4 loss against Coventry City. Kristian Pedersen struck first for Birmingham City in the 12th minute on a feed from Juninho Bacuna, then Gary Gardner added another in the 39th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 71st minute on a goal by Michael Rose to cap off a wild match. Birmingham City is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Nov 27th, Birmingham City won by a score of 1 to 0. Lukas Jutkiewicz scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 81st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Blackpool couldn’t muster any offence and Birmingham City ran away with the shutout win.
Birmingham City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lyle Taylor and Gary Gardner each only have 1 goal in their last five. Marvin Ekpiteta has been the most effective weapon for Blackpool lately. The English defender has netted two goals in his last five matches.