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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Blackpool at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, winning 60.00% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in April 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 4-1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Magpies have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 4.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Seasiders have hit 13 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 4 points from their 3 games so far. Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
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. | Unbeaten in the last 26 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |