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Fulham travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 10 of the 52 games.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was more than a decade ago, in October 1998, with Fulham inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Seasiders in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Fulham | 4 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Blackpool | 2 - 3 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Feb | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 08 Jan | Blackpool | 2 - 3 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 17 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Seasiders, with 6 goals against.
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Cottagers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |