On Sat Feb 18th, in week 33, Blackpool hosts Stoke 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 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 24th placed Blackpool is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Swansea City. Matthew Sorinola struck first for Swansea City in the 21st minute on a feed from Ryan Manning, then Sonny Carey tied it up for Blackpool in the 70th minute. Blackpool looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 19th placed Stoke City, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Huddersfield Town. Phil Jagielka scored the first goal for Stoke City in the 13th minute, then Jacob Brown added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Huddersfield Town was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Stoke City and Blackpool last played eachother at the Bet365 Stadium on Sat Aug 6th. Stoke City was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Harrison Clarke struck first for Stoke City in the 33rd minute on a feed from Josh Tymon, then Jacob Brown added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Josh Tymon In the end, Blackpool was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jacob Brown has been the most effective weapon for Stoke City lately. The English attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Charlie Patino and Josh Bowler are the top scorers for Blackpool in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.