Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bloomfield Road will host Saturday’s football game between Blackpool and Stoke, the two bottom-table sides. The Seasiders are stuck at the bottom with 28 points in their pockets, with the team eyeing their first league win since October 29, 2022. Talented midfielder Charlie Patino serves a one-game ban, while Gary Madine is back from suspension. The likes of Goode, Trybull, Ekipiteta, Bridcutt, Fiorini, Anderson, and Stewart have been struggling with injuries of late.
The Potters, on the other hand, recorded a routine 3-0 win over Huddersfield in midweek and seeing that January signing Tuanzebe should start against Blackpool, away win should be considered. Alex Neil can’t count on the likes of Josh Tymon, Connor Taylor, and Sam Clucas for Saturday’s encounter. In the first half of the season, Stoke defeated Blackpool 2-0 at Bet365 Stadium, and we expect a similar outcome this weekend.
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 (Stoke City):
Stoke City FC (named Stoke FC until 1925) is an English football club from the city Stoke-on-Trent (located in the north of England). De club was founded in the year 1863 and next to Notts County FC the club from Stoke is the oldest professional football club worldwide. Different signs of Stoke City show that the club is founded in 1868. Currently Stoke City is playing in the Premier League. The home games of Stoke City are hosted in the Britannia Stadium which holds a capacity for 29 000 spectators.
The most known nickname of Stoke City FC is the Potters. The main club colors of the club are red and white. The away it is colored in blue. The only 3 prizes Stoke City managed to win so far are the League Cup in 1972 and the Football League Trophy twice (1992 and 2000). Famous players that played for Stoke City FC are: Ameobi, Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch.