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Bradford City travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was back in December 1995, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Blackpool | 4 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 22 Aug | Blackpool | 2 - 3 | Bradford City | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 15 Aug | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Blackpool | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Bradford City however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Blackpool are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 31 matches. Bradford City's 48 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Blackpool, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bradford City | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |