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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 38 games played, Tykes have recorded 12 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 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 | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Seasiders score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Tykes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 43 matches. Barnsley's total of 67 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Tykes has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Barnsley | 4 games since last defeat. |