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Bradford City face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Seasiders carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Seasiders in those games, with 7 conceded.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bantams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far, Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 22 from their 15 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bradford City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Bloomfield Road with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Bradford City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |