Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Blackpool
Match Time & Date:
09/04/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Fleetwood
Blackpool play host to Fleetwood at their Bloomfield Road in what is expected to be a very exciting League One game. The Seasiders aim to stay in the playoffs race and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Cod Army. Both Andy Lyons and Jordan Rhodes are injured for the home side, while Tuesday’s clash comes too early for Albie Morgan. Shayne Lavery is pushing for a recall to the starting XI.
The relegation-threatened visitors, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 loss to Oxford United, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the playoffs hopefuls. Both Shaun Rooney and Carl Johnston should sneak into Fleetwood’s starting eleven, while Charlie Adam has no fresh injury worries. In the first half of the season the two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw.
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 (Fleetwood):
Known for their attacking style of play, Fleetwood Town are a professional football club based in Fletwood, Lancashire. The Fishermen play their home matches at Highbury Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 5,327 (2,672 seated), with the team wearing red and white shirts in home matches.
On the other hand, Fleetwood footballers are dressed in yellow when playing on the travels. The original club was founded back in 1908 under the name of Fleetwood FC and 69 years later they were re-established as Fleetwood Town F.C. In 1998 the club was renamed to Fleetwood Wanderers after the second reformation.
Legendary England footballer Joey Barton is considered one of the club’s most notable coaches. Barton, who was known for his incidents on the field, has been in charge since June 2, 2018. Neighbouring club Blackpool are regarded as one of Fleetwood’s main rivals. The Fishermen have built up rivalries with Morecambe and Preston North End as well.
