Barrow vs Blackpool Match Analysis & Prediction
05/09/2023 9:00 pm
Kicking off their respective EFL Trophy campaigns, Barrow and Blackpool meet at the SO Legal Stadium on Tuesday night.
In the teams’ first Group A match, both will be looking for a positive start to a section also featuring Morecambe and Liverpool U21.
Barrow have picked up 11 points from their opening six matches in League Two, with three wins and just one defeat to Stockport County leaving them fourth in the league table.
One blot on Barrow’s record so far was an EFL Cup exit to Bolton Wanderers as the start of last month, so they will be keen to get off the mark in a challenging EFL Trophy group on Tuesday night.
Only the top two teams will progress from Group A of the competition’s Northern Section, which means Blackpool are also aiming to pick up at least a point from their first of three qualifying matches.
While Neil Critchley’s side sit 12th in the League One table after six matches, they have made a similarly satisfactory start to the season as their midweek hosts, having lost just once in the league so far.
Quickly bouncing back from an EFL Cup defeat to Wolves, Blackpool scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner at home to Wigan at the weekend, with Kenny Dougall’s goal snatching the points after an 89th-minute equaliser had hauled their Lancashire rivals level.
Ahead of the upcoming international break – which has seen the Fylde Coast derby against Fleetwood Town postponed – Critchley will now hope to build more momentum when the Tangerines travel north to Cumbria.
Barrow vs. Blackpool Head to head
In the five previous meetings between these two teams, Barrow have claimed one victory while Blackpool have won four. Blackpool have scored 10 goals and conceded just one in the process.
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20/07/2019Barrow0Blackpool3Club Friendlies
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18/08/2020Blackpool2Barrow1Club Friendlies
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08/09/2020Blackpool(P))Barrow0EFL Trophy
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09/08/2022Blackpool0Barrow0(P)League Cup
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22/07/2023Barrow0Blackpool5Club Friendlies
Barrow Team News
Barrow manager Pete Wild set his side up with a back four for the first time this season on Saturday, and he could persist with that formation after keeping a clean sheet at Harrogate.
Young defender Mazeed Ugungbo (knee) has recently returned to training but joins Ben Whitefield (Achilles) on the sidelines due to injury.
Barrow's Last 5 Matches
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12/08/2023Barrow2Sutton United1League Two
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15/08/2023Accrington Stanley1Barrow1League Two
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19/08/2023Stockport County1Barrow0League Two
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26/08/2023Barrow1Wrexham1League Two
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02/09/2023Harrogate Town0Barrow1League Two
Blackpool Team News
Blackpool will be without Northern Ireland striker Shayne Lavery, who sustained a hamstring injury against Lincoln City last month and will also miss out on international duty.
Kyle Joseph and Jordan Gabriel are also absent again, but Karamoko Dembele recently arrived on a season-long loan from Brest and could make an appearance, after being an unused substitute at the weekend.
Blackpool's Last 5 Matches
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15/08/2023Blackpool0Port Vale0League One
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19/08/2023Blackpool0Leyton Orient0League One
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26/08/2023Lincoln City3Blackpool0League One
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29/08/2023Wolverhampton Wanderers5Blackpool0League Cup
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02/09/2023Blackpool2Wigan Athletic1League One
Barrow vs. Blackpool: Odds and Predictions
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