Blackpool sit 15th in the League One on 8 points from 7 matches, having scored 13 and conceded 13 — level on goal difference. On the model's scale they rate 0.55 in attack and 1.89 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League One averages of 0.56 and 1.78: close to the division's average. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, most recently losing to Plymouth 2-4 at home. That is 1.14 points a match, scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.86 per game across 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That leaves them 7 points behind Bradford at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 12th-best attack and the 19th-best defence. They scored in 5 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they travel to Notts County in the League One on 26 September 2026, a match the model gives them 32%.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, on one scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side, so clubs in lower divisions read below it — how the ratings are built.
League One table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Leicester | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Wycombe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Luton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 8 |
| 20 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Doncaster | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 |
| 23 | Peterborough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 |
| 24 | Wigan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 |
Blackpool sit 15 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L2-4Plymouth19 September 2026
- D2-2Bromley12 September 2026
- L1-3away to Reading5 September 2026
- L1-2away to Barnsley2 September 2026
- W4-0Peterborough29 August 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Blackpool vs Notts County
Blackpool travel to Notts County at Meadow Lane, Nottingham on 26 September 2026, 14:00 UTC. The model makes it 32% Blackpool, 30% draw and 38% Notts County, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.15 expected goals for Blackpool against 1.35. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 51% and over 2.5 goals at 46%.
Full preview and model analysis for Blackpool vs Notts County
Recent meetings with Notts County
- 29 April 2017Notts County 1–0 BlackpoolLeague Two
- 12 November 2016Blackpool 4–0 Notts CountyLeague Two
The last 2 meetings between the two, most recent first.