Blackpool vs Leyton Orient - prediction, team news, lineups

Blackpool play big to Leyton Orient connected Saturday day looking for the constituent that they necessitate to guarantee that they volition debar relegation to League Two.

At a clip erstwhile the Seasiders beryllium successful 16th presumption successful the League One table, the visitors to Bloomfield are successful 19th spot, conscionable 3 points supra the driblet zone.

Match preview

For a ample information of 2025-26, Blackpool person appeared to beryllium connected their mode to the 4th tier of English football.

However, Ian Evatt has instigated an unthinkable turnaround since March 17, with Blackpool accumulating 16 points from a imaginable 21 to determination them to the brink of survival.

Saturday's 1-0 triumph astatine Wycombe Wanderers was Blackpool's 5th occurrence crossed that period, their lone decision coming by a 1-0 scoreline astatine sixth-placed Stevenage.

Most impressively, Blackpool person kept 4 cleanable sheets successful six matches. Despite this return, they inactive person the joint-sixth worst antiaircraft grounds successful the division.

Their location signifier has proven pivotal successful their conflict against relegation. Five victories and 1 gully person been posted successful their astir caller six contests astatine Bloomfield Road, 3 of the triumphs ending successful a 1-0 scoreline.

In crisp opposition to their hosts, Leyton Orient marque the travel to the North-West connected a six-game winless streak.

Three draws and 3 defeats person been recorded during that period, Richie Wellens' broadside inactive searching for the triumph that volition apt unafraid their spot successful League One for different 12 months.

Goals person wholly dried up for Leyton Orient, with conscionable 2 being scored crossed the aforementioned run, but it should beryllium noted that they person not conceded much than doubly successful a crippled since the commencement of March.

While Leyton Orient person mislaid 13 of their 22 distant matches successful League One this season, they person accumulated 8 points from their astir caller 5 specified fixtures, lone losing 2-1 astatine champions Lincoln City.

Blackpool League One form:

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Leyton Orient League One form:

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Team News

Zac Ashworth is successful enactment for a callback to the Blackpool XI with Hayden Coulson serving a one-match prohibition for his reddish paper astatine Wycombe.

Fraser Horsfall remains sidelined arsenic helium serves the 2nd of his two-game suspension for his dismissal versus Peterborough United successful the erstwhile game.

Evatt presently has nary plans to hazard the likes of George Honeyman and Josh Bowler aft their caller injuries, and that could spot an different unchanged lineup selected.

Sean Clare and Josh Koroma are some successful contention for recalls to the Leyton Orient broadside aft their half-time introductions against Rotherham United.

Despite making his comeback from a agelong layoff successful that game, Aaron Connolly is again expected to beryllium named connected the substitutes' bench.

Dylan Levitt comes nether the aforesaid class aft a period connected the sidelines.

Blackpool imaginable starting lineup:

Peacock-Farrell; Walters, Casey, Husband; Brown; Hamilton, Clarkson, Anderson, Ashworth; Bloxham, Taylor

Leyton Orient imaginable starting lineup:

Dennis; James, Forrester, Happe, Morris; Clare, Bakinson; Koroma, Wellens, Mitchell; Ballard

We say: Blackpool 1-1 Leyton Orient

With Blackpool astir implicit the line, they tin spend to play with a consciousness of state connected Saturday. However, we consciousness that Leyton Orient needing a effect volition enactment successful their favour, starring america to foretell a hard-fought stock of the spoils that would suit some clubs.

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