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Charlton Ath. travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Addicks will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 4 of the 25 games.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1981, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 25 Mar | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 25 Oct | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 14 Jan | Blackpool | 5 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 27 Aug | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 16 Apr | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Seasiders, with 5 goals against.
Charlton Ath. have an average recent record on the road, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 33 games played so far, Charlton Ath.'s total of 52 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Addicks out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Charlton Ath. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |