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Blackpool v Birmingham City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire),

Chris Davies guides his Birmingham City side to the Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) in the League One on Wednesday evening, with Steve Bruce's Blackpool waiting for them. You'll find statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Blackpool's next match is v Bristol R at 15:00 on Saturday 3rd May
Birmingham City's next match is v Cambridge at 15:00 on Saturday 3rd May
The last English League One meeting between Blackpool and Birmingham was on Wednesday 30th April 2025
English League One
April 30th 2025
Blackpool 0
2 Birmingham
 
39' E. Laird
51' A. May
 
BLP
BIR
Shots On
2
6
Shots Off
4
4
Corners
2
4
Possession
36%
64%
Fouls
8
18
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
BlackpoolBirmingham
 
H. Tyrer
E. Baggott
J. Husband (H. Coulson 46')
O. Casey
O. Offiah (J. Gabriel 83')
L. Evans (J. Onomah 65')
A. Morgan
A. Fletcher (J. Beesley 65')
N. Ennis
C. Hamilton
R. Apter (T. Bloxham 65')
R. Allsop
C. Klarer
B. Davies
(T. Gardner-Hickman 58') football iconE. Laird
A. Cochrane
W. Willumsson
(S. Paik 58') M. Leonard
T. Iwata
(L. Harris 63') K. Dowell
(J. Stansfield 58') K. Anderson
(G. Hanley 82') football iconA. May

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Blackpool and Birmingham will score at least a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 74%. Bookies have it available at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Birmingham coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackpool
33%
27/10
9%
-
Draw
26%
14/5
1%
-
Birmingham
42%
17/20
8%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
7%
-
Birmingham 1-0
10%
15/2-
Birmingham 2-1
9%
15/2-
Blackpool 1-0
8%
11/1
9%
-
Blackpool 2-1
8%
12/1
8%
-
Birmingham 2-0
7%
17/2
5%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Blackpool 2-0
5%
20/1
11%
-
Birmingham 3-1
4%
14/1-
Birmingham 3-0
3%
14/1
12%
-
Blackpool 3-1
3%
28/1
12%
-
Birmingham 3-2
3%
22/1-
Blackpool 3-2
2%
33/1-
Blackpool 3-0
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
3/4
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
21/20
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
6/4
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/15
6%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
7/10-
BTTS - No
46%
21/20-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6/1
17%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
13/5
10%
-
Home/draw
58%
10/11
6%
-
Away/draw
67%
2/7
1%
-
Home/away
74%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/4
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
2/1
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/11
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
9/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/7
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
8%
-
Home DNB
51%
7/4
10%
-
Away DNB
60%
2/5
7%
-
Blackpool win to nil
17%
6/1
8%
-
Birmingham win to nil
22%
12/5
9%
-
Blackpool / Blackpool
14%
11/2
8%
-
Blackpool / Birmingham
4%
20/1
9%
-
Blackpool / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Blackpool
10%
15/2
6%
-
Draw / Birmingham
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
-
Birmingham / Blackpool
3%
28/1-
Birmingham / Birmingham
27%
15/8
10%
-
Birmingham / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Blackpool have played 44 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Blackpool have conceded 23 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackpool have played 21 games at home, winning 6, drawing 11 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 31 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Birmingham lay in 1st place on 105 points in the League One league table having played 44 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 44 games against teams below them in the table, winning 32, drawing 9 and losing 3 games. They have scored 80 goals and kept 21 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 30 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 21 away games, winning 13, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackpool
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham Away45339352108 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
2
Wrexham45261183189 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
3
Stockport45241292884 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
4
Wycombe45241292784 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
5
Charlton452410112282 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
6
L Orient45236162175 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
7
Reading452112121375 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
8
Bolton4520718-367 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1F
9
Blackpool Home45161613964 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
10
Huddersfield4519719664 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
11
Lincoln451613161061 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3A
12
Barnsley45161019-658 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
w
 
6-2F
w
 
1-2A
13
Rotherham45151119-656 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
14
Stevenage45151119-856 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
15
Exeter45151119-1356 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
16
Wigan45131616-255 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
17
Peterborough45131220-1251 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-1A
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-2F
18
Mansfield4514922-1651 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
19
Northampton45121419-1850 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
20
Burton45111420-1547 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
21
Crawley45111024-2743 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
22
Bristol R4512726-2943 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
23
Cambridge4591125-2738 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
4-4F
w
 
4-0F
May 3
24
Shrewsbury458928-3733 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-1F
l
 
3-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Birmingham have won 4 consecutive away league games
11
Birmingham have not lost in 11 consecutive league games
Blackpool 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool1 - 2Wrexham
Blackpool3 - 0Reading
Blackpool2 - 1Bolton
Blackpool1 - 2L Orient
Blackpool2 - 1Cambridge
Blackpool0 - 0Peterborough
Blackpool3 - 1Crawley
Blackpool3 - 3Mansfield
Blackpool0 - 0Rotherham
Blackpool2 - 2Charlton
Blackpool2 - 2Huddersfield
Blackpool1 - 1Shrewsbury
Blackpool0 - 0Stevenage
Blackpool0 - 0Northampton
Blackpool2 - 2Wigan
Blackpool1 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 1Lincoln
Blackpool3 - 0Burton
Blackpool2 - 1Exeter
Blackpool2 - 2Wycombe
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlackpool1 - 1Wigan
HBlackpool1 - 2Wrexham
ABlackpool3 - 1Stevenage
ABlackpool1 - 2Rotherham
HBlackpool3 - 0Reading
HBlackpool2 - 1Bolton
ABlackpool2 - 0Northampton
HBlackpool1 - 2L Orient
HBlackpool2 - 1Cambridge
ABlackpool3 - 0Barnsley
HBlackpool0 - 0Peterborough
ABlackpool1 - 2Stockport
HBlackpool3 - 1Crawley
HBlackpool3 - 3Mansfield
HBlackpool0 - 0Rotherham
ABlackpool1 - 1Burton
HBlackpool2 - 2Charlton
ABlackpool2 - 0Lincoln
ABlackpool3 - 1Exeter
HBlackpool2 - 2Huddersfield
Birmingham 1ST
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
11
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage0 - 1Birmingham
Burton1 - 2Birmingham
Peterborough1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Northampton1 - 1Birmingham
Bolton3 - 1Birmingham
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Huddersfield0 - 1Birmingham
Wrexham1 - 1Birmingham
Wigan0 - 3Birmingham
Stockport1 - 1Birmingham
Crawley0 - 1Birmingham
Barnsley1 - 2Birmingham
Exeter0 - 2Birmingham
Shrewsbury3 - 2Birmingham
Mansfield1 - 1Birmingham
Lincoln1 - 3Birmingham
Charlton1 - 0Birmingham
Rotherham0 - 2Birmingham
L Orient1 - 2Birmingham
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
4
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBirmingham4 - 0Mansfield
ABirmingham1 - 0Stevenage
ABirmingham2 - 1Burton
HBirmingham0 - 0Crawley
ABirmingham2 - 1Peterborough
HBirmingham6 - 2Barnsley
ABirmingham2 - 1Bristol R
HBirmingham4 - 1Shrewsbury
ABirmingham1 - 1Northampton
HBirmingham2 - 1Stevenage
HBirmingham1 - 0Lincoln
ABirmingham1 - 3Bolton
HBirmingham1 - 0Wycombe
HBirmingham2 - 0L Orient
ABirmingham0 - 0Reading
HBirmingham1 - 0Charlton
HBirmingham4 - 0Cambridge
HBirmingham2 - 1Rotherham
ABirmingham1 - 0Huddersfield
ABirmingham1 - 1Wrexham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Blackpool have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Birmingham
League games at Blackpool since 2009
Blackpool
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
8 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
1 / 9
BLP
4
D
3
BIR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackpool
Draw0 - 0Draw
Blackpool6 - 1
Blackpool1 - 0
1 - 2Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
Blackpool1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Birmingham
Blackpool2 - 0
League games at Birmingham since 2008
Birmingham
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
11
6
Games: Scored
7 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
3 / 10
BLP
2
D
4
BIR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Blackpool
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Birmingham3 - 0
Birmingham2 - 0
0 - 1Blackpool
Goal Statistics

Birmingham City's defensive record is to be admired, C. Davies's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League One outings. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Blackpool makes sense in this context.

Blackpool 9th Birmingham 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Blackpool will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Blackpool’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Birmingham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Blackpool
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
BLP
BIR
18%
better
view stats
Games scored36
40
Failed to score8
4
Scored first22
30
Goals scored68
80
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.8
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
20
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
BLP
BIR
32%
better
view stats
Games conceded31
23
Clean sheets13
21
Conceded first17
11
Goals conceded57
30
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.7
KickOff rating
+32%

Blackpool v Birmingham League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackpool League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4111914
O CaseyA FletcherA MorganL Evans
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Tyrer GLK37
6
-
O Offiah DEF4011
4
-
O Casey DEF4131
6
-
E Baggott DEF161
3
-
J Husband DEF3331
10
-
R Apter MID4383
-
A Morgan MID3549
3
-
L Evans MID4045
14
-
C Hamilton MID3234
1
-
N Ennis FWD1861
-
A Fletcher FWD39118
1
Subs
R O'Donnell GLK5
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF283
2
-
M Pennington DEF201
3
-
H Coulson DEF331
5
-
J Onomah MID151
-
T Bloxham FWD1313
-
J Beesley FWD2111
2
1
Birmingham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4119712
C KlarerJ StansfieldA MayC Klarer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Allsop GLK371
5
-
E Laird DEF3343
6
-
C Klarer DEF413
12
-
B Davies DEF3511
3
-
A Cochrane DEF4112
5
-
T Iwata MID3961
7
-
M Leonard MID334
2
-
K Dowell MID1854
2
-
W Willumsson MID3966
-
K Anderson  MID3575
6
-
A May FWD43167
3
-
Subs
B Peacock-Farrell GLK8
-
G Hanley DEF13
1
-
S Paik MID3913
1
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID3132
6
-
L Harris MID2731
5
-
E Hansson FWD1912
-
J Stansfield FWD36193
7
-