League One: Barnsley vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

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

When Cambridge U 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 are number 19 in the table on eight points after eight matches. Cambridge U rank as number 5 with 16 points after nine matches played.

Team form: Barnsley vs Cambridge U

Barnsley Form

In the previous three games, Barnsley drew 3-3 with Peterborough, lost 1-1 against Leicester and 3-1 against Stockport County. Barnsley only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Oakwell Stadium in the League One. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Oxford. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with AFC Wimbledon in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Blackpool in a 1-0 win. In their last six away matches in the League One, Cambridge U won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Barnsley and Cambridge U

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

In-form players: Barnsley vs Cambridge U

Cameron McGeehan look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six League One matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Gassan Ahadme adds to his three League One goals come on Saturday.

Popular betting markets: Barnsley vs Cambridge U

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. Cambridge U won three of their last 10 games away, drew seven and lost zero of the games in this run. Cambridge U didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Cambridge U got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Cambridge U played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Barnsley managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Cambridge U kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Barnsley saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Cambridge U, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Barnsley conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Cambridge U are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.