League One: Mansfield vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 37 match between Mansfield and Barnsley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barnsley go up against Mansfield on Saturday for a League One meeting at One Call Stadium.

Form: Mansfield vs Barnsley

Mansfield Form

Mansfield hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Rotherham resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Arsenal, before beating Reading by 1-0. Mansfield only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at One Call Stadium in the League One. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Barnsley Form

In their last three matches, Barnsley lost 0-1 against Wycombe, won 2-1 against Exeter, and drew 1-1 with Cardiff. Barnsley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Betting stats and facts for Mansfield and Barnsley

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

Players on top: Mansfield vs Barnsley

It’s been a great season for David McGoldrick so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Barnsley want him to continue this productive spell against Mansfieldthis coming Saturday.

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Full-time result

Mansfield claimed a modest three 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 four. Barnsley won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Astonishingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 matches. Mansfield have beaten Barnsley in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Mansfield only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Barnsley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Mansfield will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Barnsley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Mansfield and Barnsley.

Total goals

Mansfield saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Barnsley. They performed an average of 1.9 goals in these.