Blackpool vs Stevenage

Blackpool

2 - 3

Stevenage

🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bloomfield Road 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Blackpool 13 · Stevenage 6

Referee Stats

Matthew Corlett

18 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.83
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.06
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	44%
Draws	6%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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

Stevenage (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 35

Avg: 0.92 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.08

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

1.08

1.52

0.92

1.26

1.46

52%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

52%

57%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Blackpool rank13th

Stevenage rank6th

Blackpool points60

Stevenage points75

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.

Stevenage: #6 · 75 pts · GD +3

16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-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.

Stevenage last 5 away

D L W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index36

Goals3-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Blackpool score at home87%

Blackpool clean sheet at home35%

Stevenage score away65%

Stevenage clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Blackpool score first57%

Blackpool win after scoring first69%

Stevenage score first35%

Stevenage win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackpool 56% · Stevenage 27%

Avg first goal minute: Blackpool 29.9' · Stevenage 42.1'

Vs league average

Blackpool score at home1.52 vs 1.48

Blackpool concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Stevenage score away0.92 vs 1.15

Stevenage concede away1.46 vs 1.48

Blackpool score 3% above league average, while Stevenage score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackpool are 9% above league average at home, and Stevenage are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Stevenage goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Honeyman

Normal Goal

11'

11' D. Kemp

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Reid

Normal Goal

35'

35' J. Roberts

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Reid

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Honeyman

1st substitution · For: Z. Ashworth

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Lyons

2nd substitution · For: E. Hansson

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Kemp

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Roberts

66'

66' C. Goode

68'

68' C. Piergianni

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ F. Horsfall

3rd substitution · For: R. Finnigan

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Houghton

1st substitution · For: L. Thompson

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Roberts

2nd substitution · For: B. Lubala

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Campbell

3rd substitution · For: P. Patterson

73'

73' R. Finnigan

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

N. Ennis

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Brown

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Reid

4th substitution · For: J. Pattenden

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ D. Kemp

5th substitution · For: D. Sweeney

Blackpool vs Stevenage 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stevenage beat Blackpool 3-2 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Matthew Corlett. It was played at Bloomfield Road.

First half: Blackpool took an early lead at 6' when G. Honeyman scored, making the score 1-0. D. Kemp received a yellow card for Stevenage at 11'. Stevenage leveled the score at 17' when J. Reid scored, making the score 1-1. J. Roberts received a yellow card for Stevenage at 35'. Stevenage took the lead at 45' when J. Reid scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2.

Second half: Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Honeyman replacing Z. Ashworth. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Lyons replacing E. Hansson. Stevenage extended the lead at 50' when D. Kemp scored, with the assist credited to J. Roberts, making the score 1-3. C. Goode received a yellow card for Stevenage at 66'. C. Piergianni received a yellow card for Stevenage at 68'. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 69', with F. Horsfall replacing R. Finnigan. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Houghton replacing L. Thompson. Stevenage made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Roberts replacing B. Lubala. Stevenage made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Campbell replacing P. Patterson. R. Finnigan received a yellow card for Blackpool at 73'. Blackpool reduced the deficit at 79' when N. Ennis scored, with the assist credited to J. Brown, making the score 2-3. Stevenage made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Reid replacing J. Pattenden. Stevenage made their 5th substitution at 90', with D. Kemp replacing D. Sweeney.

Blackpool used 3 substitutions while Stevenage used 5 substitutions. Blackpool got 1 yellow card, while Stevenage got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Blackpool vs Stevenage Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

06 Apr 2026 Stevenage vs Blackpool 1 - 0 02 Aug 2025 Blackpool vs Stevenage 2 - 3

2024-2025 Season

18 Apr 2025 Stevenage vs Blackpool 1 - 3 21 Dec 2024 Blackpool vs Stevenage 0 - 0

2023-2024 Season

03 Feb 2024 Stevenage vs Blackpool 1 - 0 14 Oct 2023 Blackpool vs Stevenage 3 - 0