26th Game Between City And Blackpool

Last updated : 26 September 2011 By Covsupport News Service

Tomorrow night's Championship match between Coventry City and Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena (7.45pm kick off) will be the 26th league and cup match between the two sides.

City have won eight of those games and drawn three. They have scored 25 goals compared to Blackpool's 43.

For a full list of matches between City and Blackpool, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadhed.asp

The corresponding fixture on January 30th 2010 produced a 1-1 draw. Barry Bannan put the Tangerines ahead in the 68th minute before an Alex Baptiste own goal gave City a point in the 81st minute.

The teams that day were:
Coventry Westwood, Wright, Cranie, McPake, Wood, Gunnarsson (Deegan 56), Bell (Morrison 69), McIndoe, , Clingan, Baker, Best (Eastwood 74) SNU Konstanopolous, Grandison, Hussey, Barnett

Blackpool Rachubka, Crainey, Southern, Evatt, Edwards, Vaughan, Taylor-Fletcher, Baptiste, Omerod (sent off 51), Adams (Demontagnac 86), Bannan (Burgess 80) SNU Gilks, Euell, Nardiello, Butler

Recent Form Guide

The Sky Blues have lost only one of the last six at home, but four of these games have been drawn. 

Blackpool have won once and drawn three times in their last six away matches and were beaten 1-0 at Portsmouth on Saturday.

Coventry City are third from bottom in the Championship with six points from eight matches whilst Blackpool are just outside the playoff positions with twelve points from eight matches. 

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Coventry City 6 1 3 2 5 7 6
Blackpool 6 1 3 2 6 6 6