Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Blackpool
Match Time & Date:
20/04/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Barnsley
Blackpool will be aiming to extend their winning run to four games when they take on Barnsley in the League One round 45. The Seasiders are only three points behind the playoffs berth, meaning that they face yet another must-win situation against Barnsley. George Byers limped off with injury in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Carlisle United, with Albie Morgan likely to step up.
The Tykes, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team collecting only one point in total from the last four league matches. As Barnsley suffered a dip in form in the League One, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s encounter. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Lancashire. In the first half of the season Blackpool defeated Barnsley 1-0 thanks to Jordan Rhodes’ goal.
Highlighted Player (Chris Maxwell):
Chris Maxwell is a Welsh goalkeeper who was born in St Asaph on July 30, 1990. Maxwell began his youth career at Penrhyn Bay (1998-2000) and in 2000 he moved to Wrexham. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper made his first-team debut for Wrexham at the age of 18 and he played 76 league games for the club from 2008 to 2012.
During the 2008/2009 season he spent six months on loan at Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads and in 2012 he joined Fleetwood Town. Chris Maxwell made 110 appearances in the league for the Trawlermen and on May 16, 2016 he signed a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End. You should know that he managed to keep clean sheets in 38 appearances for the Lilywhites in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign.
Due to his dual citizenship, Maxwell is capable of representing both Wales and Scotland at senior level, but he played for the Dragons at youth level, being capped for the U21 team 16 times.
Highlighted Team (Barnsley):
Barnsley are an English club nicknamed the Tykes. The club was founded in 1887 and it has to be noted that they spend more seasons in the Championship than any other club in the history. The Tykes played in the Sheffield and District League from 1890, but in 1895 they were part of the Midland League. Barnsley play their home games at Oakwell, the stadium that was built in 1887.
The capacity of the stadium is 23,009 and it was opened back in 1888, just one year after the club’s foundation. The Tykes made it to the FA Cup final in 1910, but Newcastle United proved to be a big catch for the Oakwell outfit in the title game.
Nonetheless, Barnsley won the FA cup trophy in 1912 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Barnsley defeated West Bromwich Albion in the two-legged tie (0-0, 1-0) to clinch the prestigious trophy for the first and only time in their history.
