England - EFL League OneBloomfield RoadData current as of 19 September 2026

Blackpool vs Plymouth Argyle: match statistics

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Blackpool vs Plymouth Argyle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Blackpool play Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The match date is 19 September 2026. Venue: Bloomfield Road.

Current form

Blackpool: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Plymouth Argyle: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Blackpool scores 1.83 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.67 and concedes 1.33. League average: 3.04 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Blackpool 83%, Plymouth Argyle 50%. Over 2.5: Blackpool 83%, Plymouth Argyle 50%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Blackpool has higher xG: 1.63 vs 1.45. Blackpool: 15.2 shots per match, Plymouth Argyle: 12.7.

Match halves

Blackpool: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.83. Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Blackpool: 16-30 (3 goals). Plymouth Argyle: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 3.04 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.55)
(3.72)
(2.35)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1.83Goals scored / match1.67
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1.5Goals conceded / match1.33
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
48%Average possession40%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
5Shots on target / match4.33
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.17Shots per match12.67
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
5Shots on target4.33
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
12.1%Shot conversion13.2%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
48%Possession40%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1.63xG for1.45
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
2.01xG against1.31
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

Shooting quality

Blackpool: AttackingPlymouth Argyle: Counter-attacking
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
Accuracy (shots on target)33%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Plymouth Argyle is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Blackpool · 2 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Blackpool
WWLLD
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-2
1.33 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 at home
1-2-0
DWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 2.17BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Plymouth Argyle
DWLWW
Season result split
50% W17% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-2
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
DLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blackpool is 10% better for: goals scored per match.

1.83 goals / match - Blackpool · 1.67 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Blackpool · 1.33 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Blackpool scoring profile: very strong

Blackpool scores in 100% of matches (6 of 6 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 matches).

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Blackpool keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

11Goals scored (season)10
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
9Goals conceded (season)8
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
3.33Average goals in match3
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
10Goals scored (last 5)9
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal83%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
50%2 goals50%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
17%3 goals33%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
17%4 goals0%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal67%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
50%2 goals50%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
17%3 goals17%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals0%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time0%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
17%Scored in both halves50%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
80%BTTS - last 540%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Plymouth Argyle is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - Blackpool · 2 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Blackpool - half-time state
50% leading17% draw33% trailing
Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)2
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1Goals scored (1st half)0.83
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.5
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
50%Clean sheet before half-time67%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
50%No goal before half-time33%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.5
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
1.83Average goals (2nd half)1.5
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
33%Clean sheet after half-time50%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle
33%No goal after half-time33%
BlackpoolPlymouth Argyle

Blackpool - second-half results

33% W0% D67% L
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 33%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

33% W50% D17% L
12
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 50%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Blackpool - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.60
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.60
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Blackpool
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
83%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Blackpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

BlackpoolLigaPlymouth Argyle
Average goals in match 3.333.04 3.00
Both teams scored 83%63% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 83%60% 50%
Clean sheets 17%24% 33%
Goal before half-time 83%67% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.04
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
31%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Blackpool 0 - 0 - 2 Plymouth Argyle. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Blackpool FC
0 : 4
Plymouth Argyle FC
Plymouth Argyle FC
1 : 0
Blackpool FC

FAQ

When do Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle play?

Blackpool face Plymouth Argyle on 19 September 2026 in EFL League One at Bloomfield Road. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Blackpool won 0, Plymouth Argyle won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Blackpool vs Plymouth Argyle?

Blackpool score 1.83 goals per game on average and Plymouth Argyle 1.67. The EFL League One average is 3.04 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 83% of Blackpool's matches and 50% of Plymouth Argyle's.

What form are Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle in?

Over the last 5 games Blackpool have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Plymouth Argyle 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Blackpool vs Plymouth Argyle?

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