League One: Cardiff vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Cardiff and Barnsley who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cardiff enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnsley swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Cardiff have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 56 points from their initial 27 encounters. Barnsley trail by 23 points after 23 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table on 33 points.

Form: Cardiff vs Barnsley

Cardiff Form

Cardiff are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Leyton Orient, beating Bradford 1-2 and drawing 1-1 with Stockport County. Cardiff showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Cardiff City Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Liverpool, they came out empty-handed in a 4-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Blackpool. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Reading. Barnsley claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Barnsley

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Barnsley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Cardiff vs Barnsley

Calum Chambers is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Barnsley look to David McGoldrick, hoping he can add to his current total of three League One goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Cardiff claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Barnsley won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Cardiff are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Cardiff have gone through an impressive 9 games without losing even once as the home side. Somehow Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Cardiff have not lost to Barnsley in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Barnsley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cardiff managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Barnsley kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Barnsley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Barnsley, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Cardiff are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 matches. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.