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Blackpool
League One
Promotion Play-offs - Final
Sun , May 30 , 2021 16:00
2 - 1
Lincoln City
Blackpool
Lincoln City
2 - 1
Blackpool host Lincoln at the Wembley Stadium (London) in the League One Promotion Play-Off Final and the match kicks off at 3 pm (UK) on Sunday, May 30. Read our reasons for Blackpool vs Lincoln prediction and betting tips.
In arguably the most competitive League One season in recent memory, it is Blackpool and Lincoln who are left standing with 90 minutes keeping them from the Championship. Both sides have compelling cases to make, with Lincoln a National League side just four years ago while Blackpool have come back from the brink after some off-field trauma. The Tangerines secured their place in Sunday’s final with a 6-3 aggregate win over Oxford, while Lincoln’s 3-2 triumph on aggregate against Sunderland means a win in Sunday’s League One play-off final against Blackpool at Wembley will send the Imps into the Championship, a level the club hasn’t grace since 1961.
When Blackpool were languishing just outside the bottom four after losing six of their first nine league games, they couldn’t have imagined how well their season would have turned out. But since then, Neil Critchley’s men have been remarkably consistent, losing just six of their following 37 fixtures. It saw the Seasiders finish the campaign on 80 points and in third place, points tally the club hadn’t achieved since 2007 when they also finished third to secure promotion via the League One play-offs under Simon Grayson.
After winning 3-0 at Oxford in the first leg, the Seasiders played out a 3-3 draw in the return, with Yates, Elliott Embleton and Kenny Dougall on target. One thing Blackpool are not shy of heading to Wembley is goals. They hit six past Oxford across two legs in the semi-finals and confidence will be through the roof. In Jerry Yates, they have a 23-goal forward who in any other season would have topped the scoring charts, though Lincoln are one of the sides he has not netted against this term.
As for the Imps, it looked at Christmas as if they were going up automatically but eight wins from February 1 onwards brought them down, though they have adapted impressively. Lincoln have not played in the second tier since 1961 and Appleton has admitted he had to get stuck into his players to make sure they got to Wembley. The Red Imps scored a healthy 69 goals in 46 games played during the regular season and they’re in a rich vein of form in front of goal.
When Sunderland erased Lincoln’s two-goal first-leg lead in front of a boisterous Stadium of Light crowd, it looked as though stage fright had got to the Imps. However, manager Michael Appleton rallied his side at the break and Tom Hopper’s goal took them to Wembley, with a missed penalty thrown in for good measure. They have not lost to Blackpool in the league this season either, and their resilience will worry the Tangerines.
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Blackpool meet Lincoln after two League One matches between the two sides this season produced nine goals – a 3-2 win for the Imps at Bloomfield Road and a 2-2 draw at Sincil Bank. Lincoln have lost both of their previous play-off finals, losing 5-2 against Bournemouth in 2003 and 2-0 against Southend in 2005, both in the fourth tier. Meanwhile, this is Blackpool’s eighth play-off final appearance, at least three more than any other team. They have won promotion five times via the play-offs, also the most of any side.
We expect both sides to find the net and, even though the Seasiders have won five of their last six games and could ultimately overpower Lincoln, we’ll stick to a slightly safer bet.
BettingKick’s Blackpool vs lincoln prediction is: Both teams to score
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| 26.11.2024. | Bristol Rovers | VS | Blackpool | 0-2 |
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| 23.11.2024. | Bolton Wanderers | VS | Blackpool | 2-1 |
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| 02.11.2024. | Gillingham | VS | Blackpool | 0-2 |
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| 22.10.2024. | Peterborough United | VS | Blackpool | 5-1 |
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| 24.09.2024. | Huddersfield | VS | Blackpool | 0-2 |
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| 14.12.2024. | Huddersfield | VS | Lincoln City | 2-2 |
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| 07.12.2024. | Lincoln City | VS | Charlton Athletic | 0-0 |
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| 03.12.2024. | Rotherham | VS | Lincoln City | 2-1 |
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| 16.11.2024. | Exeter City | VS | Lincoln City | 0-0 |
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| 09.11.2024. | Bristol Rovers | VS | Lincoln City | 1-1 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Lincoln City | VS | Stockport County | 2-1 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Lincoln City | VS | Birmingham | 1-3 |
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| 27.04.2024. | Lincoln City | VS | Portsmouth | 0-2 |
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| 05.10.2021. | Lincoln City | VS | Sunderland | 1-2 |
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| 02.10.2021. | Lincoln City | VS | Plymouth Argyle | 2-2 |
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| 18.09.2021. | Lincoln City | VS | Ipswich Town | 0-1 |
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| 14.09.2021. | Lincoln City | VS | Rotherham | 1-1 |
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| 14.12.2024. | Huddersfield | VS | Lincoln City | 2-2 |
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| 03.12.2024. | Rotherham | VS | Lincoln City | 2-1 |
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| 30.11.2024. | Crawley Town | VS | Lincoln City | 3-4 |
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| 26.11.2024. | Wrexham | VS | Lincoln City | 1-0 |
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| 16.11.2024. | Exeter City | VS | Lincoln City | 0-0 |
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| 09.11.2024. | Bristol Rovers | VS | Lincoln City | 1-1 |
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| 04.11.2024. | Chesham United | VS | Lincoln City | 0-4 |
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| 22.10.2024. | Crawley Town | VS | Lincoln City | 3-0 |
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| 16.04.2024. | Oxford United | VS | Lincoln City | 0-1 |
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| 09.10.2021. | Wigan Athletic | VS | Lincoln City | 1-2 |
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