Stockport County 1–2 Blackpool — Match Stats & Analysis

League One · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC

Stockport County

1–2Full-time analysis

Blackpool

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Blackpool won 1–2.

Shots: 2810
Shots on target: 93
Expected goals: 2.911.68
Possession: 78%22%

Full time

What the match recorded

Blackpool beat Stockport County 2–1. Recorded in this match (Stockport County – Blackpool): shots 28–10, shots on target 9–3, expected goals 2.91–1.68, possession 78%–22%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots28 shots10 shotsStockport County 28 shots, Blackpool 10 shots
Shots on target9 shots3 shotsStockport County 9 shots, Blackpool 3 shots
Expected goals2.91 xG1.68 xGStockport County 2.91 xG, Blackpool 1.68 xG
Possession78%22%Stockport County 78%, Blackpool 22%
Corners14 corners2 cornersStockport County 14 corners, Blackpool 2 corners
Fouls8 fouls7 foulsStockport County 8 fouls, Blackpool 7 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards1 cardStockport County 2 cards, Blackpool 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Stockport County: 28 shots, 9 on target, 2.91 xG. Blackpool: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.68 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Stockport County 2.91 xG · Blackpool 1.68 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Stockport County

0Draws

0Blackpool

27 Jan 2026Blackpool — Stockport County · League One1–2

11 Oct 2025Stockport County — Blackpool · League One1–0

1 Mar 2025Stockport County — Blackpool · League One2–1

17 Aug 2024Blackpool — Stockport County · League One0–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Rest before fixture · Both teams: 7 days
Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4