Thursday , 1 October 2026

Blackpool FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Blackpool FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road 10,565 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 27' Davis Keillor-Dunn
Oliver Casey 68' 1–1
1–2 90+2' Marc Roberts
Oliver Casey 15' Y
Lee Evans 60' Y
Y 90' Fabio Jalo

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Assistant 1 William Cavanagh (England)
  • Assistant 2 Alex Gray (England)
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
5
Blackpool FC 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2024-04-20 Blackpool FC 3–2 Barnsley FC 2023-09-30 Barnsley FC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2022-04-26 Barnsley FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2021-09-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
05 Oct Mansfield Town FC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Burton Albion FC H 3–0 W
24 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
21 Sep Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
05 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
28 Sep Stockport County FC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Stevenage FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Barnsley FC
#15 Position #18
8 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
13 Scored 7
13 Conceded 12
+0 GD -5
1.14 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Blackpool FC are 15th (8 pts). Barnsley FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Bloomfield Road will turn into a battlefield for Blackpool FC and Barnsley FC.
  • 5' Barnsley FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cameron McGeehan scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Casey on 15.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Barnsley FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' Adam Phillips has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' Davis Keillor-Dunn adds to his 0 season tally! Barnsley FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Russell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackpool FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 47' Elliot Embleton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Barnsley FC tonight.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Barnsley FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Lee Evans has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 60.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Elliot Embleton as he leaves the pitch. Josh Onomah steps in for Blackpool FC.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' The Barnsley FC bench stirs into life. Adam Phillips is withdrawn and Matthew Craig gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Oliver Casey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 73' England international Marc Roberts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 388 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Blackpool FC! Ashley Fletcher comes on to replace Albie Morgan.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' That is a card for Barnsley FC. Fabio Jalo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Humphrys departs to be replaced by Fabio Jalo.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sonny Carey 3
Owen Dale 2
Oliver Casey 2
Cameron McGeehan 2
Marc Roberts 1
Harry Pritchard 1
Davis Keillor-Dunn 1
Shayne Lavery 1

Head to Head

2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2024-04-20 Blackpool FC 3–2 Barnsley FC 2023-09-30 Barnsley FC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2022-04-26 Barnsley FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2021-09-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC

Blackpool FC Form

2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2024-10-05 Mansfield Town FC 2–0 Blackpool FC L 2024-10-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2024-09-28 Blackpool FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC W 2024-09-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-09-21 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2024-10-19 Blackpool FC 1–2 Barnsley FC W 2024-10-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Barnsley FC L 2024-10-01 Barnsley FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2024-09-28 Barnsley FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2024-09-21 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Barnsley FC W 2024-09-14 Stevenage FC 3–0 Barnsley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC55% Draw24% Barnsley FC21%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Barnsley FC
45%
Blackpool FC or Barnsley FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC42% Draw41% Barnsley FC17%
Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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