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Barnsley v Blackpool : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Saturday afternoon at the Oakwell, and it’s a League One showdown between Barnsley and Blackpool. Conor Hourihane and Ian Ross Evatt going all-out to ensure victory. Team form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Barnsley's next match is v Reading at 15:00 on Saturday 24th January
Blackpool's next match is v Northampton at 15:00 on Saturday 24th January
The last English League One meeting between Barnsley and Blackpool was on Saturday 17th January 2026
English League One
January 17th 2026
Barnsley 2
1 Blackpool
 
D. McGoldrick 27'74' A. Fletcher
D. McGoldrick 90'
 
BAR
BLP
Shots On
3
6
Shots Off
3
4
Corners
3
7
Possession
58%
42%
Fouls
13
10
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
BarnsleyBlackpool
 
O. Goodman
J. Shepherd
C. O'Keeffe
N. Ogbeta
E. O'Connell
T. Watson
A. Phillips
P. Kelly
J. Bland (V. Yoganathan 46')
D. McGoldrickfootball iconfootball icon
R. Cleary (L. Farrell 85')
B. Peacock-Farrell
(S. Banks 52') A. Lyons
O. Casey
K. Grant
(R. Finnigan 80') J. Brown
G. Honeyman
football iconA. Fletcher
(L. Evans 71') J. Bowler
(N. Ennis 70') T. Bloxham
Z. Ashworth
C. Hamilton

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Barnsley and Blackpool will score a minimum of 2 between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a prediction based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 78%. The bookmakers have it available at 1.22.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Barnsley are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
46%
5/61/1000
Draw
24%
13/528/1
Blackpool
30%
31/10750/1
Draw 1-1
11%
6/11/4
Barnsley 2-1
9%
15/25/1
Barnsley 1-0
9%
15/221/20
Barnsley 2-0
7%
17/23/1
Blackpool 2-1
7%
12/115/2
Blackpool 1-0
7%
14/17/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/128/1
Draw 0-0
6%
12/16/1
Barnsley 3-1
5%
12/133/1
Blackpool 2-0
4%
22/114/1
Barnsley 3-0
4%
14/112/1
Barnsley 3-2
3%
20/1100/1
Blackpool 3-1
3%
28/155/1
Blackpool 3-2
2%
33/1125/1
Barnsley 4-1
2%
25/1150/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
7/105/2
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
11/101/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/137/10
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/88/5
No 1st Goal
3%
12/16/1
BTTS - Yes
58%
8/132/1
BTTS - No
42%
6/57/20
BTTS - Home Win
23%
5/29/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/32/9
BTTS - Away Win
16%
6/17/1
Home/draw
70%
2/91/18
Away/draw
54%
10/111/9
Home/away
76%
2/711/4
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/54/6
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
10/321/20
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
13/816/1
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/91/300
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
4/155/1
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/61/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1125/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/201/500
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/12
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/16/1
Home DNB
63%
4/112/5
Away DNB
47%
2/17/4
Barnsley win to nil
23%
5/2-
Blackpool win to nil
14%
7/1-
Barnsley / Barnsley
26%
15/81/3
Barnsley / Blackpool
3%
28/110/1
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/119/5
Draw / Barnsley
15%
4/122/1
Draw / Blackpool
11%
8/128/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/125/1
Blackpool / Barnsley
4%
20/1125/1
Blackpool / Blackpool
15%
11/280/1
Blackpool / Draw
6%
14/180/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 31 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 16 goals at home.

Blackpool are in 19th position in the League One on 29 points having played 25 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Blackpool have conceded 30 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Blackpool
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2617451955 
-
Jan 27
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
2
Lincoln2614751449 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 28
3
Bradford251375846 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
Stockport261367545 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Jan 27
l
 
1-0A
5
Bolton2711106843 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
6
Huddersfield2711610839 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
w
 
3-2A
Feb 7
7
Luton261169539 
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
8
Stevenage251087438 
Jan 31
-
l
 
2-3F
Apr 6
9
Wycombe26998536 
Mar 3
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
10
Mansfield241059635 
l
 
2-3F
Mar 14
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
11
Reading25988235 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
l
 
0-3A
May 2
12
Peterborough2611213-235 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
13
Exeter2510312533 
Mar 7
l
 
3-0A
Apr 3
l
 
4-1A
14
Plymouth2610313-633 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
15
Barnsley22958132 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
16
L Orient269512-432 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
17
AFC Wim259412-731 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 10
18
Wigan25799-230 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
Mar 7
w
 
0-2F
19
Burton258611-930 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
20
Blackpool268513-729 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
21
Northampton258512-729 
-
Mar 28
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
22
Doncaster257513-1626 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
23
Rotherham256613-1424 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
24
Port Vale244614-1618 
l
 
0-2A
-
Mar 17
l
 
5-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley0 - 2Lincoln
Barnsley2 - 3Mansfield
Barnsley3 - 2L Orient
Barnsley5 - 0Luton
Barnsley0 - 1Rotherham
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Barnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 1Cambridge
Barnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Barnsley4 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
Barnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley0 - 2Lincoln
HBarnsley2 - 3Mansfield
ABarnsley0 - 3Exeter
HBarnsley3 - 2L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
Blackpool 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale5 - 1Blackpool
Wigan0 - 2Blackpool
Rotherham0 - 3Blackpool
L Orient1 - 1Blackpool
Burton1 - 0Blackpool
Peterborough1 - 2Blackpool
Stockport1 - 0Blackpool
Bradford1 - 0Blackpool
Northampton1 - 0Blackpool
Plymouth1 - 0Blackpool
Mansfield2 - 0Blackpool
Exeter4 - 1Blackpool
Wigan1 - 1Blackpool
Stevenage1 - 3Blackpool
Rotherham2 - 1Blackpool
Northampton0 - 2Blackpool
Barnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Stockport2 - 1Blackpool
Burton1 - 1Blackpool
Lincoln0 - 2Blackpool
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackpool1 - 2Bradford
ABlackpool1 - 5Port Vale
HBlackpool4 - 0Rotherham
HBlackpool1 - 0Doncaster
ABlackpool2 - 0Wigan
HBlackpool2 - 2Lincoln
ABlackpool3 - 0Rotherham
HBlackpool0 - 3Reading
ABlackpool1 - 1L Orient
ABlackpool0 - 1Burton
HBlackpool3 - 1Cardiff
ABlackpool2 - 1Peterborough
HBlackpool1 - 1Wycombe
ABlackpool0 - 1Stockport
HBlackpool0 - 2AFC Wim
HBlackpool2 - 2Luton
ABlackpool0 - 1Bradford
HBlackpool1 - 0Barnsley
ABlackpool0 - 1Northampton
HBlackpool1 - 1Bolton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Blackpool have beaten Barnsley in 3 consecutive away league meetings
3
Blackpool have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive away league meetings with Barnsley
League games at Barnsley since 2004
Barnsley
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
16
17
Games: Scored
9 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
4 / 13
BAR
6
D
2
BLP
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
0 - 3Blackpool
0 - 1Blackpool
0 - 2Blackpool
Barnsley2 - 1
Barnsley4 - 2
Barnsley2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Blackpool
Barnsley1 - 0
0 - 1Blackpool
Barnsley2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Barnsley1 - 0
League games at Blackpool since 2005
Blackpool
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
13
15
Games: Scored
11 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
2 / 13
BAR
5
D
4
BLP
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackpool
Blackpool1 - 0
1 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool3 - 2
Blackpool1 - 0
0 - 1Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Barnsley
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 15th Blackpool 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Blackpool will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Barnsley’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Blackpool’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Blackpool
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
7%
better
BAR
BLP
view stats
Games scored15
17
Failed to score6
8
Scored first11
12
Goals scored33
31
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
BAR
BLP
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
20
Clean sheets2
5
Conceded first10
13
Goals conceded33
37
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%

Barnsley v Blackpool League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21567
J ShepherdR ClearyR ClearyJ. Bland
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Goodman GLK1
-
T Watson DEF191
1
-
E O'Connell DEF1
-
J Shepherd DEF21
2
1
N Ogbeta DEF151
1
-
A Phillips MID2033
1
-
J. Bland MID211
7
-
C O'Keeffe MID1
-
P Kelly MID1923
4
-
R Cleary MID1856
2
-
D McGoldrick FWD1941
2
-
Subs
K Flavell GLK
-
G. Gent DEF
-
C. Barratt DEF1
-
M Gevigney DEF121
-
V. Yoganathan MID172
2
1
L. Farrell FWD1
-
Blackpool League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
241146
B Peacock-FarrellA FletcherA FletcherL Evans
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Peacock-Farrell GLK24
1
-
K. Grant DEF1
-
O Casey DEF241
4
-
Z Ashworth DEF17
4
-
A Lyons MID191
1
-
J Bowler MID1613
2
-
J Brown MID2513
5
-
G Honeyman MID2012
3
-
C Hamilton MID2422
1
-
T Bloxham FWD2353
1
-
A Fletcher FWD24114
4
-
Subs
F Ravizzoli GLK
-
O. Nwankwo DEF
-
L Evans MID2121
6
-
R Finnigan MID3
1
-
N Ennis FWD73
1
S Banks FWD141
-
T. Bondo FWD2
-