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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 42 games played, Tykes have recorded 12 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, the Seasiders carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Seasiders have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Tykes's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Blackpool's total of 28 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 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 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Seasiders. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |