League One: Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 27 match between Bristol Rovers and Barnsley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barnsley take on Bristol Rovers on Saturday at Memorial Stadium with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the League One standings.

Sitting bottom of the table, Bristol Rovers have claimed 25 points after 24 rounds, while Barnsley have amassed 42 points. This places the latter as number 5 in the League One at the moment.

Form: Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Leyton Orient by a 2-3 score, before winning 0-1 against Cambridge U. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Ipswich. Bristol Rovers 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 five and conceded seven goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Peterborough got left behind in a 1-3 win, before Wrexham got hammered in a 2-1 victory. Crawley was the most recent victim in a 3-0 win for Barnsley. Barnsley won four times in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded five goals while scoring ten themselves.

Betting facts for Bristol Rovers and Barnsley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bristol Rovers 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: Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley

Look no further than Chris Martin, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bristol Rovers in the League One, while Davis Keillor-Dunn managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Barnsley in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Memorial Stadium across all tournaments Bristol Rovers won three times, drew three and lost four times. Barnsley claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Barnsley won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Barnsley in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bristol Rovers only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Barnsley scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bristol Rovers managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Barnsley kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Bristol Rovers and Barnsley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol Rovers, who scored an average of 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Barnsley. They performed an average of 1.5 goals in these.