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Barnsley and Blackpool play at Oakwell Stadium in a FA Cup second round match (tiebreakers) after the 0-0 draw in the first leg. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time they played at this stadium was on 28-12-2015, in a League 1 game that ended Barnsley’s (4-2) win. The goals of the match were scored by S. Winnall (3 ‘and 54’), M. Watkins (56 ‘) and M. Templeton (90’) for Barnsley and M. Cullen (52 ‘) and A. Little 90 ‘) to Blackpool. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Barnsley
After the goalless draw away in the first leg, the home team needs to win at home to move forward in this competition. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded, against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 Defeats at home with 26 goals scored and 24 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat away with Fulham by (2-0). Barnsley won 2, drew 4 and lost 4 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. His attack has scored regularly, as he has achieved in 7 of the last 10 games. In his games at home there is a tendency to goals, since 25 of his last 29 games finished with More than 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he conceded the first goal.
The governing team currently contests the Championship League, which can be considered as the second division of England. At the moment his position is median, occupy only the tenth place, adding 38 points so far after having won 11 games, tied 5 and lost 10 times, his goal balance is +4.
Barnsley’s current form is 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, and their last win was 1-0 at Nottingham Forest.
For the FA Cup, they played in the first leg against Blackpool away from home and drew 0-0.
Blackpool
The visiting team arrives in this second hand after a goalless draw with the advantage of not conceding home goals in the first leg. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 16 goals scored and 14 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, with a total of 24 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last game they played, for League 2, tied with Cambridge United away by (0-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Blackpool has won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2. There are 1 periods in the last 20 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 11 of his 24 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘) .
The visitors have less tradition than Barnsley, currently playing in League 2. They are in twelfth place, they add up to 35 points and have a record of 9 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, their goal difference is +11.
His recent form is reasonable, they have won 2 games, drawn 2 and lost 2 in the last 6 in their league.
In the first leg, they failed to score the safety record and therefore will enter the field with a more defensive tactical system, the 4-5-1.
Prediction: Barnsley Win @ 1,61