Blackpool vs Northampton

Blackpool

2 - 0

Northampton

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bloomfield Road 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Wright 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Blackpool 13 · Northampton 24

Referee Stats

Peter Wright

8 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.75
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Blackpool outshot their opponent (21-10).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Blackpool had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Blackpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29

Avg: 1.52 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43

Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78

PPG

0.57

1.52

0.70

1.26

1.87

52%

O2.5

52%

BTTS

43%

57%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Blackpool rank13th

Northampton rank24th

Blackpool points60

Northampton points35

Blackpool: #13 · 60 pts · GD -11

31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackpool last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals9-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Northampton last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-14

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Blackpool score at home87%

Blackpool clean sheet at home35%

Northampton score away52%

Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Blackpool score first57%

Blackpool win after scoring first69%

Northampton score first17%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackpool 56% · Northampton 7%

Avg first goal minute: Blackpool 29.9' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Blackpool score at home1.52 vs 1.48

Blackpool concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48

Blackpool score 3% above league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackpool are 9% above league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.20

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

46-60 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

346

279

Passes Accurate

247

190

Passes %

71%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Z. Ashworth

Normal Goal

48'

48' T. Taylor

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Fletcher

Penalty

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Hoskins

1st substitution · For: T. Eaves

66'

66' M. Obafemi

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Obafemi

1st substitution · For: T. Bloxham

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Vale

2nd substitution · For: E. List

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ K. Simon-Swyer

3rd substitution · For: M. Jacobs

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Randall

2nd substitution · For: L. Evans

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. McCarthy

4th substitution · For: J. Willis

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Taylor

5th substitution · For: M. Dyche

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Brown

3rd substitution · For: R. Finnigan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Fletcher

4th substitution · For: N. Ennis

Blackpool vs Northampton 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackpool beat Northampton 2-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Peter Wright. It was played at Bloomfield Road.

First half: Blackpool took an early lead at 3' when Z. Ashworth scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: T. Taylor received a yellow card for Northampton at 48'. Blackpool extended the lead at 50' when A. Fletcher scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Hoskins replacing T. Eaves. M. Obafemi received a yellow card for Blackpool at 66'. Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Obafemi replacing T. Bloxham. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Vale replacing E. List. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Simon-Swyer replacing M. Jacobs. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. Randall replacing L. Evans. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 81', with C. McCarthy replacing J. Willis. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Taylor replacing M. Dyche. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 83', with J. Brown replacing R. Finnigan. Blackpool made their 4th substitution at 84', with A. Fletcher replacing N. Ennis.

Blackpool used 4 substitutions while Northampton used 5 substitutions. Blackpool got 1 yellow card, while Northampton got 1 yellow card.