League One: Barnsley vs Northampton – Betting preview

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

Northampton go up against Barnsley this coming Tuesday for a League One meeting at Oakwell Stadium.

Barnsley approach round 16 as number 15 in the League One table with 36 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Northampton have amassed 29 points, placing them as number 23 in the standings.

Form: Barnsley vs Northampton

Barnsley Form

Barnsley hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Reading resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 4-0 defeat against Cardiff, before beating Stevenage by 3-1. Barnsley won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 15 goals and conceded nine times.

Northampton Form

Northampton were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-0 by Blackpool. Next up, Rotherham won 2-1, before losing 0-2 against Reading. Northampton are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 13 goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats for Barnsley and Northampton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barnsley and Northampton played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Barnsley vs Northampton

David McGoldrick is showing good form for Barnsley, scoring four goals in their last six matches. Tom Eaves scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Barnsley vs Northampton

Full-time result

Barnsley claimed six wins in their previous 10 matches at Oakwell Stadium across all tournaments. They lost four as well, while visitors Northampton won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost seven. Northampton lost their previous 4 matches. Northampton have not lost to Barnsley in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Northampton only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Northampton will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Barnsley managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Barnsley and Northampton when playing at Oakwell Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Barnsley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Northampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Amazingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches.