Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 6 each, with Blackpool 1st and Crewe Alexandra 2nd. Crewe Alexandra had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2/1 for Blackpool and 2.33/1.67 for Crewe Alexandra (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.66.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blackpool 4, draws 4, Crewe Alexandra 0, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 13% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, with room for 16,200 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Blackpool led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.