Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bristol City (14th, 59 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Blackpool (23rd, 44 pts). Blackpool ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Per game in the league, Bristol City were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.22, Blackpool 1.04 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Bristol City, 5 draws and 3 for Blackpool, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.