League One: Barnsley vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 46 match between Barnsley and Northampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Barnsley are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Northampton, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Northampton can push the form at Oakwell Stadiumon Saturday.

Ranked as number 5 in the League One standings, Barnsley, have so far collected 75 points this season, while Northampton collected 59 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 45 rounds.

Form: Barnsley vs Northampton

Barnsley Form

A draw is the best Barnsley can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Stevenage. A2-2 draw with Reading followed before they were defeated 3-2 by Blackpool. Barnsley claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 12 goals.

Northampton Form

Northampton have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Carlisle by 2-0. Disappointment followed, going down 2-0 against Fleetwood, and 1-2 against Exeter. Northampton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 11 time and letting in four.

Betting facts for Barnsley and Northampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Barnsley and Northampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Barnsley vs Northampton

Scoring 11 goals during a League One campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Adam Phillips is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Adam Phillips to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

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Full-time result

Barnsley claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Northampton won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Barnsley only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Northampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Barnsley games Northampton managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Barnsley were first on target in two of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barnsley, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Northampton, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Suggested bet: Barnsley vs Northampton

To sum up, the upcoming match between Barnsley and Northampton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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