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Newcastle Utd. play host to Blackpool at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, winning 58.62% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1987, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 16 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 07 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 4-1 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 23 Sep | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1972/1973 | Wed 04 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 3 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 03 Apr | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 29 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 18 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Magpies have rattled up an impressive 20 goals, and conceded 3.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Seasiders's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 41 games giving them a return of 89 points. Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 63 from their 42 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Blackpool, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 8 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Blackpool | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |