Match Report
Blackpool went into the game 23rd in the table on 44 points; Queens Park Rangers sat 20th on 50 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Blackpool 7th in the league for form — higher than their 23rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Blackpool ran at 1.04 scored and 1.57 conceded, Queens Park Rangers at 0.96 and 1.54.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Blackpool wins, 2 for Queens Park Rangers, 4 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Bloomfield Road in Blackpool staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,200. Blackpool led 4-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 6-1 full-time score.