Burnley vs Blackpool prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-08-19 14:00.
The first Lancashire-Derby of the Championship season takes place at Turf Moor on Saturday, as Vincent Kompany’s Burnley go in search of a first home win of the season against Blackpool. A midweek 1-1 draw against high-flying Hull left Burnley again scratching their heads as to how they hadn’t won, somehow managing to score just once despite 15 efforts and 77% possession.
Kompany will hope a repeat of such stats could see the first-ever H2H result between these two sides replicated – a 5-1 Burnley win back in 1897! Only the most optimistic of Burnley fans will think that is a realistic possibility here, though a Clarets victory certainly isn’t out of the question having beaten Blackpool on seven of their last eight visits to Turf Moor (D1).
Blackpool actually come into this game a point better off than Burnley, which represents a solid start to ex-Blackburn boss Michael Appleton’s first season in charge. A 1-0 victory over QPR in midweek served as the Seasiders’ second win of the season, both by the same scoreline, though expectations may be tempered a little by injuries to Charlie Patino and Lewis Fiorini, who both look likely to miss this clash.
While Blackpool may miss the steel and flair those two loanees provide, the focus will still be on finding that first goal. The importance of opening the scoring in this game shouldn’t be understated, with only one side managing to find the net in each of Blackpool’s last seven Championship outings (W3, L4). You’d have to go back to February for the last Blackpool league game to see the side scoring first end up going onto lose.
Players to watch: Jay Rodriguez found the net in midweek, which was his third successive strike to level the scores in a game. Meanwhile, Blackpool’s Josh Bowler hit the decisive strike in midweek and three of his last five goals have been game openers.
Hot streak: Burnley have scored exactly once in five-straight Championship home games.