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Blackpool face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seasiders will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 10 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, as the The Baggies edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Mon 01 Nov | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | West Brom. | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 03 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | West Brom. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 15 Aug | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Baggies have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Blackpool's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 21 matches. Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 28 from their 20 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Seasiders has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to West Brom.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |