League One: Cambridge U vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 16 match between Cambridge U and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Barnsley come to Abbey Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Cambridge U will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Cambridge U are placed 22th with ten points after 13 matches. Barnsley occupy a position as fourth in the league on 25 points.

Team form: Cambridge U vs Barnsley

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Burton by 1-0, before winning 0-1 against Woking. The streak ended in a recent 6-1 defeat against Peterborough. Cambridge U managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Shrewsbury got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Port Vale got hammered in a 1-3 victory. Rotherham was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Barnsley. Barnsley performed a very admirable four wins in six League One away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored nine times, while also conceding seven goals.

Betting stats for Cambridge U and Barnsley

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

Players in form: Cambridge U vs Barnsley

Look no further than Sullay Kaikai, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Cambridge U in the League One, while Marc Roberts managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Barnsley in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Abbey Stadium across all tournaments Cambridge U won four times, drew one and lost five times. Barnsley claimed six wins, zero draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Cambridge U scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Barnsley scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Cambridge U probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Barnsley managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Cambridge U’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Barnsley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.

Betting prediction: Cambridge U vs Barnsley

To sum up, the upcoming match between Cambridge U and Barnsley 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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