On Tue Apr 5th, Preston North End hosts Blackpool at Deepdale in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Preston North End recorded a 0-4 loss against Luton Town. Luke Berry struck first for Luton Town in the 9th minute, then Fred Onyedinma added another in the 28th minute on a feed from James Bree In the end, Preston North End was frustrated by Luton Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Luton Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Blackpool is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sheffield United. Blackpool had 10 on net, and Sheffield United had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Blackpool and Preston North End last played eachother at the Bloomfield Road on Oct 23rd. Blackpool was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Keshi Anderson scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 27th minute, then Gary Madine added another in the 68th minute In the end, Preston North End couldn’t muster any offence and Blackpool ran away with the shutout win.
Josh Bowler has been the most prolific scorer on Blackpool in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Daniel Johnson and Emil Riis are the top scorers for Preston North End in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.