Blackpool host Nottingham Forest in a Championship fixture on Saturday with both teams in fine form. Both clubs impressed before the international break and appear evenly matched at the moment.
Sitting 13th on the table, the task for Blackpool for the rest of the season will be to push for a top half finish. They went into the international break in good form, suffering just one defeat in their last six Championship matches.
Blackpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Sheffield United in their previous Championship fixture. Manager Neil Critchley will consider that result a minor blip as they had won their previous three fixtures.
Despite the stalemate with Sheffield United, Blackpool often do their best work at Bloomfield Road where they have won five of their last seven home matches. They also tend to score goals in their home matches with a 3-1 victory over Bristol City and a 4-1 triumph against Reading among their recent results.
Nottingham Forest also went into the international break in good form as they are unbeaten in their last seven matches. Unlike Blackpool, they are pushing for a promotion playoff place, sitting three points off the top six.
Steve Cooper’s men travel to Blackpool off the back of successive Championship victories. They won 4-0 over Reading before coming from behind to claim a 3-1 win over QPR in their previous fixture.
While Nottingham Forest have generally impressed lately, their record on the road still needs some improvement. They have claimed just one win from their last four away matches, although their last two fixtures on the road have ended in draws.
How the bookies view it
Nottingham Forest have the edge among the bookies at 7/5 with Betfred while a victory for Blackpool is valued at 11/5 by Sport Nation. A draw is set at odds of 9/4 by SBK.
Recent head to head
Nottingham Forest claimed a 2-1 victory over Blackpool in the reverse fixture back in October. However, the last two meetings at Bloomfield Road have ended in draws.
Players to watch
Gary Madine is the leading scorer for Blackpool with eight goals this season and will be the one to watch on Saturday. The striker has also scored in two of his last three home matches and is priced at 3/1 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet.
Lewis Grabban will be the one to watch for Nottingham Forest as he looks to add to his 12 Championship goals this season. The striker also scored the winner in the reverse fixture and is priced at 9/5 by 10bet to find the net.
Anything else catch the eye?
There is likely to be plenty of attacking quality on display here and both teams could be backed to score at 20/23 with Coral. There were over 2.5 goals in the reverse fixture and a similar outcome is priced at 6/5 by Sport Nation.
Both teams are often slow to find their rhythm and having produced more second half goals in their last two meetings, a repeat could be on the cards at 6/5 with Paddy Power.
This England Championship match between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest will be played on Apr 2, 2022 and kick off at 12:30. Check below for our tipsters best Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
