League One: Barnsley vs Milton Keynes Dons – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 9 match between Barnsley and Milton Keynes Dons and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Milton Keynes Dons come to Oakwell Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Barnsley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Barnsley approach the next League One round as number 18 in the table, having claimed eight points this season so far. With seven games behind them, Milton Keynes Dons amassed six points, placing them as number 22 before their next fixture.

Team form: Barnsley vs Milton Keynes Dons

Barnsley Form

In their last three matches, Barnsley lost 3-0 against Plymouth, drew 3-3 with Peterborough and recorded a 1-1 draw with Leicester. Barnsley claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.

Milton Keynes Dons Form

In their previous three matches, Milton Keynes Dons drew 3-3 with Wycombe, 1-1 with Peterborough and 0-0 with AFC Wimbledon. Milton Keynes Dons didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded nine and scored six goals themselves.

Betting facts for Barnsley and Milton Keynes Dons

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

Players in form: Barnsley vs Milton Keynes Dons

Cameron McGeehan has three strikes in six League One matches for Barnsley, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Milton Keynes Dons. The visitors are looking to Aaron Collins, who has provided his team with four League One goals.

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Full-time result

Barnsley claimed a modest two 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 five. Milton Keynes Dons won one of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Milton Keynes Dons only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Barnsley probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Milton Keynes Dons managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barnsley have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Milton Keynes Dons.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Barnsley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Milton Keynes Dons, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.