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Barnsley face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Tykes have recorded 11 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Seasiders in those games, with 5 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 57 points from their 45 games played so far, Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 58 points from their 45 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Barnsley on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Tykes. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | No sequences of note |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |