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Walsall travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was back in April 1999, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 18 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Saddlers have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 33 matches. Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 44 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. |
| Walsall | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |