Blackpool play host to Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 28 games played, Seasiders have recorded 11 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1987, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Seasiders in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 21 Mar | Blackpool | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 15 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 11 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 3 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 09 Feb | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 22 Sep | Blackpool | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1972/1973 | Fri 02 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Seasiders have scored 10, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Boro, and 3 goals against.
Blackpool's 41 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 44 from their 31 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Bloomfield Road for the Seasiders and the Madmen are unable to see past Middlesbrough claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | 7 games since last defeat. |