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Barnsley face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Tykes have recorded 12 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 05 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 22 Aug | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Seasiders, with 5 goals against.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Tykes have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Blackpool's 45 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | 7 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |