League One: Barnsley vs Burton – Betting preview

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

As the early season favourites, Barnsley will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Burton for a round 2 match in the League One.

Barnsley are number 2 in the table on three points after one match. Burton rank as number 8 with three points after one match played.

Form: Barnsley vs Burton

Barnsley Form

In the previous three matches, Barnsley lost 1-2 against Shrewsbury, beat Reading by 2-4 and won 1-3 against Plymouth. 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 eight and conceded ten goals.

Burton Form

Burton claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Wigan. Afterwards, a 3-1 defeat against Charlton followed, before beating Mansfield 2-1. Burton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in four.

Betting stats and facts for Barnsley and Burton

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 Burton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Barnsley vs Burton

As the new League One campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Barnsley and Burton this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Barnsley vs Burton

Full-time result

Barnsley claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Burton won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Barnsley have not lost to Burton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Impressively, Burton scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 11 consecutive Barnsley games Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Burton games. Burton will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Barnsley managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Barnsley saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Burton, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 15 matches.