Barnsley vs Blackpool Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Oakwell

Barnsley

Blackpool

Both Teams To Score

Reason for tip

Both teams to score looks the strongest angle when Barnsley host Blackpool in this League One fixture. Barnsley are in a poor defensive run, failing to keep a clean sheet in seven straight league games, and that weakness has repeatedly undermined them. Blackpool arrive with more attacking confidence, having scored in eight of their last nine matches, and they should get chances against a home side short on belief at the back.

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Draw 1-1

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A 1-1 draw fits the profile of this contest. Barnsley’s recent games regularly see both sides score, but they are struggling to turn chances into wins, while Blackpool have been competitive without being dominant. Three of Blackpool’s five League One draws this season have finished 1-1, and Barnsley’s inability to shut teams out suggests they may concede even if they do find the net themselves. This has all the makings of a tight, evenly matched affair.

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Goals at Both Ends Likely at Oakwell

The best bet is both teams to score in Saturday’s League One clash between Barnsley and Blackpool at Oakwell. The hosts have struggled at the back this season and there should be goals for both sides.

These sides are level on points, but Barnsley are two places above Blackpool in the table. Both teams have won eight and drawn five of their 25 games this season, but the hosts have lost three fewer times than the visitors.

Barnsley have gone four League One games without winning and have been beaten in their last two home matches, while Blackpool’s form has been inconsistent, with three wins, one draw and two defeats in their last six games. However, Blackpool have won their last two clashes with these opponents.

Barnsley ended a run of three straight defeats two weeks ago with a 1-1 draw with Wigan, in a game that kept up their recent trend of matches with both teams scoring. Barnsley had been 9/4 outsiders to win the game.

Both teams are struggling to keep clean sheets. Barnsley have been unable to keep their opponents at bay in seven straight League One games, while Blackpool have conceded 37 goals this season – an average of 1.48 goals per game from 25 games.

The visitors have been in form going forward, with Blackpool scoring in eight of their last nine league games. They have also found the net in seven successive League One matches.

Both teams to score has been a winning bet in five of Barnsley’s last seven League One games.

It could be hard to separate these two sides, with the 1-1 draw looking a decent correct-score bet. Blackpool have drawn five matches in League One this season and three of them have finished 1-1.