Blackpool vs Stevenage match stats & report

2–3 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 1 · Bloomfield Road, Blackpool · Ref M. Corlett

Blackpool stats & fixtures · Stevenage stats & fixtures

Blackpool lost to Stevenage 2–3 in League One on 2 August 2025. Expected goals finished 0.84–1.54. Blackpool had 66% of the ball.

Blackpool vs Stevenage match statistics

BlackpoolStevenage

66% Ball possession 34%
0.84 Expected goals (xG) 1.54
8 Total shots 7
2 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 4
2 Corners 2
15 Fouls 19
2 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 4
472 Passes 249
69% Pass accuracy 50%
1 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

6' Goal G. Honeyman Blackpool
11' Yellow card D. Kemp Stevenage
17' Goal J. Reid Stevenage
35' Yellow card J. Roberts Stevenage
45' Penalty scored J. Reid Stevenage
50' Goal D. Kemp (assist J. Roberts) Stevenage
66' Yellow card C. Goode Stevenage
68' Yellow card C. Piergianni Stevenage
73' Yellow card R. Finnigan Blackpool
79' Goal Niall Ennis (assist J. Brown) Blackpool

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Blackpool

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Ian Evatt

1 B. Peacock-Farrell

20 Michael Ihiekwe 5 F. Horsfall 4 O. Casey

7 L. Evans

15 H. Coulson 10 G. Honeyman 6 J. Brown 2 A. Lyons

11 A. Fletcher 9 Niall Ennis

Bench F. Ravizzoli , Z. Ashworth , K. Kouassi , R. Finnigan , Emil Hansson , D. Sassi , S. Knight

Stevenage

Confirmed

1 F. Marschall Goalkeeper
2 L. James-Wildin Defender
15 C. Goode Defender
5 C. Piergianni Defender
3 D. Butler Defender
4 J. Houghton Midfielder
18 H. White Midfielder
11 J. Roberts Midfielder
10 D. Kemp Midfielder
20 C. Campbell Midfielder
19 J. Reid Attacker

Bench D. Sweeney , T. Ashby-Hammond , L. Freestone , J. Pattenden , L. Thompson , B. Lubala , P. Patterson

Form guide

Blackpool at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

13% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stevenage away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackpool vs Stevenage head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Apr 25	Stevenage v Blackpool	1–3
21 Dec 24	Blackpool v Stevenage	0–0
3 Feb 24	Stevenage v Blackpool	1–0
14 Oct 23	Blackpool v Stevenage	3–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Blackpool vs Stevenage head-to-head record