Bloomfield Road welcomes Blackpool and Barnsley this Saturday in League One. Both sides are deep in the fight for Play-off football, making this game a six point game.
Blackpool currently sit eighth in League One after 44 games. The Tangerines have 20 wins, ten draws and 14 losses, leaving them on 70 points, three points from Play-off football.
In their last five games in all competitions, Blackpool have three wins, one draw and one loss.
Ebou Adams scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute to give Derby the 1 - 0 win, with Blackpool only managing two shots on target. The next time out against Wycombe saw Blackpool amongst the chances. The Tangerines had five shots on target in comparison to Wycombe’s single shot on target, but neither team could find the back of the net and the game finished in a 1 - 1 draw.
Blackpool were finally back to winning against Cambridge United. The Tangerines restricted The Us to just one shot on target as Sonny Carey’s goal in the 30th minute gave Blackpool the 1 - 0 win over Cambridge. It was another 1 - 0 win for Blackpool, this time against Fleetwood, despite having 22 shots with nine of them on target. Jake Beesley scored the only goal of the game in the 22nd minute to give Blackpool the 1 - 0 win.
The last time out for Blackpool was against Carlisle. The only goal of the game came in the first minute from Karamoko Dembele. Blackpool held onto this lead for the rest of the game, with Carlisle having zero shots on target.
Barnsley sit just above Blackpool in fifth in League One. In 44 games, Barnsley have 21 wins, 12 draws and 11 losses which leaves them on 75 points, four points within the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Barnsley have one win, one draw and three losses.
A goal from Joe Powell in the 37th minute gave Burton the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. However, in the second half, a brace from John McAtee and a goal from Luca Connell gave Barnsley the 3 - 1 win, converting all three of their three shots on target. The trip to The Valley saw Alfie May open the scoring for Charlton but a penalty from Adam Phillips made it level just eight minutes later. However, May scored again before halftime, with Charlton holding on for the 2 - 1 win.
It was another 2 - 1 loss for Barnsley, this time against Stevenage. Phillips gave Barnsley the lead at the 30 minute mark, but Jamie Reid equalised for Stevenage in the added time of the first half. However, early in the second half, Dan Butler found the back of the net to give Stevenage the 2 - 1 win. Sam Smith opened the scoring for Reading just after the 20 minute mark, but Phillips equalised just eight minutes later. Lewis Wing regained the lead for Reading with ten minutes to go but Fabio Jalo scored in the 83rd minute to give Barnsley a 2 - 2 draw.
The most recent outing for Barnsley was against Portsmouth. Devante Cole opened the scoring for Barnsley in the sixth minute but Kusini Yengi equalised within three minutes. McAtee regained the lead for Barnsley in the second half but a penalty from Colby Bishop and a goal from Conor Shaughnessy gave Pompey the 3 - 2 win.
Blackpool and Barnsley have met 107 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1899. Barnsley have the better record in the fixture with 46 wins in comparison to Blackpool’s 36 wins, with the other 25 games ending in a draw.