League 1 
Blackpool will be aiming to close the gap to the playoff places with a win as they are set to welcome Carlisle United to Bloomfield road on Saturday afternoon.
After an average start to their campaign, the Seasiders currently find themselves in 8th position in the League One table after picking up 30 points from their 20 league games so far this season. This comes following 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Neil Critchley’s side come into this weekend on the back of a good run of form which has seen his side record two victories in their past three league outings. Both victories came in impressive fashion as the Seasiders defeated Shrewsbury and Portsmouth both 4-0.
Carlisle have found the adjustment back to League One difficult and currently find themselves in 22nd position in the table. The Blues have gained just 15 points from their 19 league outings and have only recorded 3 league victories.
Paul Simpson’s side come into this weekend on the back of a dreadful run of form which has seen the Blues regain just one point from their last four league outings. This has included defeats against the likes of Bristol rovers and Cambridge United.
Last time out, Carlisle were comfortably defeated by Reading who ran out 5-1 winners. The Royals took an early lead through an own goal, before Harvey Knibbs doubled their advantage.
Carlisle briefly levelled through Luke Plange, but Reading responded with two more goals from Knibbs and Lewis Wing to restore their two-goal cushion. Femi Azeez added a late fifth to cap off a resounding win for the hosts.
The fixture of Blackpool vs Carlisle has a relatively long history, with the two sides having first met in 1967, a game which resulted in a 1-1 draw. In total, the two sides have met on 46 occasions, with Blackpool winning 21, Carlisle winning 15 and there being 10 draws.
These two sides have not met in the Football League since the 2016/17 League two campaign when Blackpool secured a comfortable 4-1 victory under the stewardship of Gary Bowyer.
Blackpool are heavily favoured ahead of this weekend’s match and they are currently priced @ 4/9, whilst an away win for Carlisle is priced @ 21/4 and a draw is @ 16/5.
We are backing Jake Beelsey to score first as he comes into this weekend on the back of an impressive run of form which has seen the striker score four goals in his last four competitive outings.