FM Preview: Blackpool v Huddersfield Town 24 Sep 2012

Last updated : 23 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackpool v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield Town travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Terriers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 6 of the 41 games.

The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was back in August 2007, over five years ago, the Seasiders carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Tue 14 Aug Blackpool 1-0 Huddersfield League Cup
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Huddersfield 0 - 2 Blackpool League One
2006/2007 Sat 18 Nov Blackpool 3 - 1 Huddersfield League One
2006/2007 Sat 11 Nov Huddersfield 0 - 1 Blackpool F.A. Cup
2005/2006 Tue 14 Feb Blackpool 0 - 1 Huddersfield League One
2005/2006 Sat 14 Jan Huddersfield 2 - 0 Blackpool League One
2004/2005 Sat 19 Feb Huddersfield 1 - 0 Blackpool League One

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Recent respective form guides

Blackpool have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Seasiders have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 4.

Huddersfield Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Terriers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Blackpool are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 13 points from the 6 games they have played so far.

Huddersfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 11 from their 6 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackpool 6 4 1 1 15 4 13
Huddersfield Town 6 3 2 1 9 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Huddersfield Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Blackpool may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackpool Won 3 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Huddersfield Town 6 games since last defeat.

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