Already-relegated Barnsley head into Tuesday's fixture with Blackpool with the target of avoiding finishing bottom of the Championship standings.
Meanwhile, Blackpool, who have enjoyed an excellent first campaign back at this level, are looking for the win which would take them into 14th position.
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Since his arrival before the midway point of the campaign, Asbaghi had overseen gradual improvements being made by a Barnsley side which looked devoid of confidence in the weeks after his appointment.
However, despite a few sporadic glimmers of hope, Friday's 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town has condemned the Tykes to relegation, a year on from reaching the playoffs.
Supporters of the Yorkshire outfit relished their chance to dream 12 months ago but reality has hit since the departure of Valerien Ismael, the team winning just six of 43 league fixtures this campaign.
If Barnsley could have held onto leads against Reading and Swansea City in recent games, things could have been different heading into their concluding triple-header, but scoring just 32 times has ultimately proven costly.
On a more positive note, Barnsley have collected nine points from their last six fixtures at Oakwell, but it was not enough to keep Asbaghi in a job as the club announced his departure on Sunday.
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While Blackpool have been increasingly inconsistent during the second half of the campaign, Neil Critchley deserves to be in the running for Championship manager of the year after dismissing any chance of a relegation battle months ago.
For a team who earned promotion through the League One playoffs last year, that is some achievement, and the Seasiders can count themselves unfortunate to be as low as 16th when they have accumulated 57 points, sitting 23 points above the drop zone.
After a five-game winless streak, Blackpool have rediscovered some form of late, thrashing Birmingham City by a 6-1 scoreline before earning a comeback draw at promotion-chasing Luton Town.
Gary Madine's second-half penalty took him to nine strikes for the season, but the 1-1 scoreline meant that Blackpool have now gone four matches without success on their travels.
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While Cauley Woodrow has been building up his fitness after a knee injury, caretaker boss Martin Devaney may see the logic in dropping the forward to the substitutes' bench for this fixture now that relegation has been confirmed.
Aaron Leya Iseka, as well as Callum Styles who scored against Huddersfield, could come into the team, but the rest of the side may stay the same.
Having witnessed his Blackpool side battle their way to a point at Luton, Critchley will see little reason to make any changes to his team.
Jake Beesley has done enough in the last two fixtures to retain his place ahead of Shayne Lavery, although Josh Bowler may feel that he deserves a recall in midfield.
Goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw has been absent for a number of weeks due to concussion and Critchley will not consider the former Manchester City youngster for selection on Tuesday.
Barnsley possible starting lineup:
Walton; Brittain, Andersen, Kitching, Vita; Palmer, Wolfe; Styles, Bassi, Iseka; Morris
Blackpool possible starting lineup:
Maxwell; Connolly, Ekpiteta, Keogh, Husband; Hamilton, Anderson, Dougall, Kirk; Beesley, Madine
We say: Barnsley 1-2 Blackpool
While both clubs may already have one eye on next season, that will not stop stop them wanting to win this contest. Barnsley will be keen to put on a show for their home supporters, but we feel Blackpool's extra belief and quality will come through at the important moments.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 36.35%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 35.28% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.7%) and 2-0 (6.75%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (11.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.
