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.
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. The referee was M. Woods, with 100 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Blackpool led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.