Monday , 19 October 2026

Barnsley FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2026-27
Barnsley FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Wed 2 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Cameron McGeehan 61' 1–0
1–1 65' Josh Bowler
Amani Richards 87' 2–1
Y 37' George Honeyman
Y 60' Finley Munroe
Y 72' Christopher Hamilton
Arley Kay 78' Y
Leo Farrell 90' Y
Patrick Kelly 90' Y
Y 90' Karoy Anderson

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Blackpool FC — League One at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 10 20
2 Stockport County FC 10 19
3 Huddersfield Town AFC 10 19
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 11 19
5 Cambridge United FC 10 19
6 Sheffield Wednesday FC 9 18
7 Reading FC 10 15
8 Oxford United FC 8 15
9 Leyton Orient FC 10 14
10 Burton Albion FC 11 13
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 10 13
12 Stevenage FC 9 12
13 Mansfield Town FC 9 12
14 Leicester City FC 9 12
15 AFC Wimbledon 10 12
16 Luton Town FC 9 11
17 Doncaster Rovers FC 9 9
18 Milton Keynes Dons FC 9 9
19 Peterborough United FC 10 9
20 Blackpool FC 9 8
21 Barnsley FC 9 8
22 Bromley FC 9 8
23 Notts County FC 9 7
24 Wigan Athletic FC 9 7

Head-to-Head

5
6
Barnsley FC 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-02 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2026-01-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2025-09-20 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2025-03-08 Barnsley FC 0–3 Blackpool FC 2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
29 Aug Leyton Orient FC A 3–1 W
22 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–0 D
15 Aug Bromley FC H 0–1 L
02 May Stockport County FC H 1–3 L
28 Apr Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
29 Aug Peterborough United FC H 4–0 W
22 Aug Stockport County FC A 2–1 W
15 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
02 May Reading FC A 1–0 W
25 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Barnsley FC Blackpool FC
#21 Position #20
8 Points 8
9 Played 9
2 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 5
9 Scored 13
17 Conceded 16
-8 GD -3
0.89 PPG 0.89
22% Win % 22%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Barnsley FC are 21st (8 pts). Blackpool FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/4
61-75
3/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A
Blackpool FC
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Jerry Yates 2 G
Finley Munroe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Oakwell Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Barnsley FC and Blackpool FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Barnsley FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Barnsley FC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Barnsley FC is showing some good football. However, Barnsley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' George Honeyman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 37.
  • 42' Blackpool FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Luke Alker makes way for Leo Farrell at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Barnsley FC.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 391 games and scored 480 goals.
  • 54' The Blackpool FC manager makes a substitution. George Honeyman departs to be replaced by Leighton Clarkson.
  • 59' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Tom Bloxham is withdrawn and Jerry Yates gets his opportunity.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Finley Munroe on 60 minutes earns him a card. Blackpool FC will be frustrated.
  • 61' Cameron McGeehan makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Barnsley FC are in front.
  • 65' GOAL! Josh Bowler scores on 65. Assisted by Dion Charles
  • 69' Christopher Hamilton is replacing Finley Munroe for the Blackpool FC side.
  • 72' That is a card for Blackpool FC. Christopher Hamilton will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' The whistle greets Jonathan Bland as he departs to be replaced by Luca Connell.
  • 77' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Arley Kay.
  • 81' The whistle greets Tyrese Noslin as he departs to be replaced by Ziyad Larkeche.
  • 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 87' Amani Richards is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 90' That is a card for Barnsley FC. Leo Farrell will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sonny Carey 3
Oliver Casey 2
Cameron McGeehan 2
Owen Dale 2
Josh Bowler 1
Jordan Rhodes 1
John McAtee 1
Adam Phillips 1

Head to Head

2026-09-02 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2026-01-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC 2025-09-20 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2025-03-08 Barnsley FC 0–3 Blackpool FC 2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC

Barnsley FC Form

2026-09-02 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-08-29 Leyton Orient FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2026-08-22 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2026-08-15 Barnsley FC 0–1 Bromley FC L 2026-05-02 Barnsley FC 1–3 Stockport County FC L 2026-04-28 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Barnsley FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2026-09-02 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2026-08-29 Blackpool FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2026-08-22 Stockport County FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W 2026-08-15 Blackpool FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2026-05-02 Reading FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Blackpool FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC36% Draw26% Blackpool FC38%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Blackpool FC
64%
Barnsley FC or Blackpool FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC24% Draw44% Blackpool FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.