Blackpool – Arsenal : Preview & Prediction
Blackpool and Arsenal play at Bloomfield Road in a FA Cup match (Round 3). There has been only one direct confrontation in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 31-10-2018, which ended Arsenal’s 2-1 victory.
Blackpool
Blackpool arrives at this stage of the FA Cup (Round 3) after having played previous qualifiers with: Solihull Moors and Exeter City. The team arrives at this meeting after a home defeat with Sunderland by (0-1). Blackpool won 6 and lost 4 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. The team has conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need to be improved. In 15 games, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 20 home games in all competitions: he scored 11 of his 31 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Blackpool is a Premier League club runner-up in the 1955/56 season, as well as a Championship title and FA Cup title. In the current season, the team has been making an irregular campaign within Liga 1 (third division), having won 35 of 75 points so far, being thus in the middle of the table, but far from the first placed. In the last five games that Blackpool played as principal, counting more than one competition, in three of them were scored more than 2.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match, the Blackpool, being playing at home, will be able to score their goals and so will make one more a busy game.
Arsenal
Arsenal makes its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of achieving a positive result and surprise the team of the house. In the last game he played for the Barclays Premier League, he beat Fulham at home (4-1). In the last 10 games as a visitor Arsenal won 5, drew 3 and lost 2. The team allowed their opponents goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has been regular, in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, since 21 in 29 finished with Over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 15 games, he never got around to scoring in the four games in which he conceded the first goal.
Arsenal is a club that has won the Premier League thirteen times, being the most recent title won in the 2003/04 season, as well as having thirteen FA Cup titles and having been runners-up in the Champions League. 2005/06. In the current season, the team has been making a relatively good campaign inside the national championship, having won 41 of the 63 points so far, being among the first placed, but is still far from the leaders. In the last five games that Arsenal played as a visitor, counting more than one competition, in all they were scored more than 1.5 goals and in four of them were scored more than 2.5 goals. I believe that in this confrontation Arsenal, even playing away from home, will be able to score goals and will make one more a busy game.
Blackpool – Arsenal : Betting Tips
Arsenal – Win Odds: 1.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
