League One: Barnsley vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Barnsley and Blackpool who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

With both Barnsley and Blackpool sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Saturday at Oakwell Stadium. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this League One campaign.

Barnsley approach round 36 as number 10 in the League One table with 52 points on their account so far. With 35 rounds behind them, Blackpool have amassed 45 points, placing them as number 13 in the standings.

Form: Barnsley vs Blackpool

Barnsley Form

Barnsley are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Northampton by 1-2, before beating Lincoln City by 4-3. The winning streak came to an end against Charlton, who ran out 1-0 winners. Barnsley won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Blackpool Form

Blackpool achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Crawley 3-1. A 2-1 defeat against Stockport County followed, before drawing with Peterborough in a match resulting 0-0. Blackpool won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Barnsley and Blackpool

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barnsley and Blackpool played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Barnsley vs Blackpool

Davis Keillor-Dunn has four strikes in six League One matches for Barnsley, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Blackpool. The visitors are looking to Niall Ennis, who has provided his team with three League One goals.

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Full-time result

Barnsley claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Blackpool won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Blackpool scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Barnsley scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Blackpool have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Barnsley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barnsley, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Blackpool, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.