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Bradford City prepare to entertain Blackpool at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 25 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was just last season, in October 2004, the Bantams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Bradford City | 2-1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 15 May | Blackpool | 0 - 3 | Bradford City | D2PO |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 12 May | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Blackpool | D2PO |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Blackpool | 4 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Seasiders have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 42 points from their 35 games played so far, Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Bradford City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Drawn last 5 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |