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History of the Blackpool v Coventry City fixture

Blackpool prepare to entertain Coventry City at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Seasiders have won 9 of the 11 matches the two teams have contested.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bloomfield Road was less than a year ago, in September 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 17 Jan	Coventry City	2 - 1	Blackpool	CHMP
2008/2009	Sat 27 Sep	Blackpool	1-1	Coventry City	CHMP
2007/2008	Sat 22 Dec	Blackpool	4 - 0	Coventry City	CHMP
2007/2008	Tue 02 Oct	Coventry City	3 - 1	Blackpool	CHMP
1997/1998	Wed 01 Oct	Coventry City	3 - 1	Blackpool	LGEC
1997/1998	Tue 16 Sep	Blackpool	1 - 0	Coventry City	LGEC
1970/1971	Sat 13 Feb	Coventry City	2 - 0	Blackpool	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Blackpool losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Coventry City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Blackpool	6	2	4	0	10	6	10
Coventry City	6	2	1	3	5	5	7

Sequence statistics:
Blackpool	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 11 matches.
Coventry City	No win in the 2 most recent games.