In this week 45 match, on Saturday Apr 30th, Blackpool hosts Derby County in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 15th placed Blackpool, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Barnsley. Owen Dale struck first for Blackpool in the 39th minute, then Oliver Casey added another in the 66th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Barnsley couldn’t manage to score, and Blackpool took the shutout win. Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 23rd placed Derby County is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Bristol City. Andreas Weimann scored the first goal for Bristol City in the 10th minute, then Antoine Semenyo added another in the 38th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Derby County and Blackpool last played eachother at the Pride Park Stadium on the 11th of December. Derby County won by a score of 1 to 0. Plange scored the first goal for Derby County in the 51st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Blackpool was frustrated by Derby County’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derby County ended the match with the shutout victory.
Ravel Morrison and Tom Lawrence are the top scorers for Derby County in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For Blackpool, their top scorers are Marvin Ekpiteta and Jake Beesley, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.