Blackpool v Lincoln Tips: League One Play-Off final selections

Live on Sky Sports, Blackpool go up against Lincoln City in the English League 1 playoff final to fight for a place in the Championship at Wembley this Sunday. Blackpool come into this fixture in fine form unbeaten in their last six games winning five of them conceding goals in just one of them. Lincoln overcame Sunderland 3-2 over two legs and qualified despite losing the 2nd leg 2-1. Lincoln however do hold the advantage on the head to head record this season as they beat Blackpool 3-2 away from home and then drew 2-2 at home. Form and momentum surely favours Blackpool here but it’s all about the 90 minutes at Wembley and this is a very tough game to call. An intriguing fixture is on the cards and I have three bets for you as usual:

Team News:

Daníel Grétarsson is out for Blackpool, no other injury/suspension worries.
Lincoln City have a fully fit squad coming into this fixture.

Blackpool possible starting lineup:
Maxwell, Turton, Ballard, Husband, Garbutt, Embleton, Stewart, Dougall, Mitchell, Yates, Simms
Lincoln City possible starting lineup:
Palmer, Poole, Eyoma, Monstma, Edun, Johnson, Bridcutt, Grant, Scully, Hopper, Rogers

Lincoln are 3rd on the disciplinary list with 82 yellow cards this season and one red card, meanwhile Blackpool are 23rd on the list with 59 yellow cards and four red cards.

Stats show Lincoln are much more aggressive and love picking up yellow cards for cynical fouls. In their last meeting, Lincoln won the card count 4-0. All things considered, this looks a cracking pick. If Lincoln get most cards, bet wins and if both teams get the same number of cards, we get a refund. This will be our main bet for this play-off final with a 1pt stake. 

Liam Bridcutt has been carded eight times in his 24 appearances this season for Lincoln. He is number one on the list of fouls as well as tackles for them and is playing 90 mins in almost every game. 3/1 looks a great price for him to get booked with Bet365 considering the same bet is as short as 2.88 with betfair. Take this with 0.5pts as the 2nd bet of the play-off final.

Jerry Yates is Blackpool’s top scorer with 21 goals this season and is in fine form as he scored in the 2nd leg of the play-off semifinals vs Oxford United. Liam Bridcutt averages the most fouls for Lincoln and Brennan is Lincoln’s most booked player with 10 yellow cards to his name. Going for this 34/1 Bet Builder on Paddy Power as our longshot with a 0.25pt stake.

Best of luck if you follow these selections. Please always gamble responsibly.