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Barnsley vs Blackpool — League One 2018

Barnsley
Barnsley
Preview
18:45
Blackpool
Blackpool
9/1/2026League OneLeague One · Round 4Oakwell
Big match
42%
Barnsley
model favours
42%26%32%

91% of Barnsley’s matches go over 2.5 goals

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
51%
under 2.5 goals
54%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 119+ matches

Barnsley42%
×Draw26%
Blackpool32%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Barnsley
1.44
Blackpool
1.21

Barnsley creates 19% more chances

Season form · 119 home / 135 away

creates per match

Barnsley
1.68
Blackpool
1.11

allows per match

Barnsley
1.30
Blackpool
1.19

finishing

Barnsley+0.00on par
Blackpool+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barnsley ↓

Blackpool →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Barnsley or draw
68%
Barnsley or Blackpool
74%
Draw or Blackpool
58%

Winning margin

Barnsley wins by 2+
20%
Blackpool wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Barnsley 1+ goals
76%
Barnsley 2+ goals
42%
Barnsley 3+ goals
18%
Blackpool 1+ goals
70%
Blackpool 2+ goals
34%
Blackpool 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Barnsley (draw refunded)
57%
Blackpool (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Barnsley at home — creates 1.68, concedes 1.30 · 119 matches

Blackpool away — creates 1.11, concedes 1.19 · 135 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Barnsley attack 1.68 + Blackpool defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.44

Blackpool attack 1.11 + Barnsley defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.21

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Barnsley scores more
42%
level
26%
Blackpool scores more
32%

Barnsley at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Barnsley will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Barnsley score first in only 18% of matches
  • Both teams score in 82% of Barnsley’s matches
  • Blackpool fall short of their xG (0.9 vs 1.6 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Similar styles
Barnsley
Balanced
Blackpool
Balanced
52%Possession47%
74%Pass accuracy70%
13.1ShotsBiggest gap10.1
1.48xG1.59
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
BarnsleyBlackpool

Head-to-head

10 previous meetings

4
Barnsley
0
Draws
6
Blackpool
Avg goals: 2.3BTTS: 40%
2–10–10–32–12–3

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
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Blackpool
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Probable lineups not yet announced

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