Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackpool
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Peterborough
Blackpool will look to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Derby County when they take on Peterborough on Matchday 23. The Seasiders are on a three-game losing run in the Championship, and seeing that they failed to find the net in the previous four league fixtures, home win should not be considered. All Luke Garbutt, Kevin Stewart, Grant Ward, and Matty Virtue are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Posh, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Nottingham Forest, with the team beating Millwall 2-1 in their last league fixture. Peterborough are not regarded as good travelers, but given Blackpool’s poor form, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Dan Butler, Jack Marriott, and Ricky-Jade Jones miss out through injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Chris Maxwell):
Chris Maxwell is a Welsh goalkeeper who was born in St Asaph on July 30, 1990. Maxwell began his youth career at Penrhyn Bay (1998-2000) and in 2000 he moved to Wrexham. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper made his first-team debut for Wrexham at the age of 18 and he played 76 league games for the club from 2008 to 2012.
During the 2008/2009 season he spent six months on loan at Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads and in 2012 he joined Fleetwood Town. Chris Maxwell made 110 appearances in the league for the Trawlermen and on May 16, 2016 he signed a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End. You should know that he managed to keep clean sheets in 38 appearances for the Lilywhites in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign.
Due to his dual citizenship, Maxwell is capable of representing both Wales and Scotland at senior level, but he played for the Dragons at youth level, being capped for the U21 team 16 times.
Highlighted Team (Peterborough):
Founded in 1934, Peterborough United are a professional club that competes in the League One. The Posh play their home games at London Road Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 15,314. Peterborough’s home colour is blue, whilst the colour of their away kit is blue. The Posh have the third kit as well where yellow and black are the dominant colours.
Peterborough United’s biggest success came in the 1964/1965 when the club booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Chelsea, though, proved to be a big catch for the Posh, beating them 5-1 in London. It has to be noted that Peterborough United made it to the Football League Cup semis in the 1965/1966 season, with the team losing to WBA in the two-legged tie.
The likes of Cambridge United and Northampton Town are considered the club’s main rivals. The Posh have built a rivalry with Huddersfield Town, with fans seeing MK Dons as rivals as well.
