Match Report
Blackpool, 13th on 60 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Bradford City (4th, 77). Recent form flatters Blackpool's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Blackpool ran at 1.17 scored and 1.41 conceded, Bradford City at 1.26 and 1.11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Blackpool wins, 4 for Bradford City, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings.
Bloomfield Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,625. On the scoreboard, Bradford City led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Blackpool: Ashley Fletcher (56') · Bradford City: Aden Baldwin (25'), Will Swan (67')
Key stats
Possession: Blackpool 56% · Bradford City 44% · Total shots: 7-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-6