League One: Barnsley vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 1 match between Barnsley and Mansfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Barnsley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mansfield swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Barnsley vs Mansfield

Barnsley Form

Barnsley delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Northampton brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Bolton. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Bolton by 2-3. Barnsley didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six League One games at the Oakwell Stadium. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored five goals.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 2-1 and 2-1 winners against Accrington and Gillingham, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Barrow, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Mansfield came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 16 goals to eight.

Betting stats for Barnsley and Mansfield

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 Mansfield played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Barnsley vs Mansfield

With another League One season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Barnsley and Mansfield. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

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Full-time result

Barnsley claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing five. Mansfield won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Amazingly, Mansfield failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Mansfield scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 9 consecutive Barnsley games Mansfield should be able to score at least once this coming Friday as Barnsley failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Mansfield managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Barnsley saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Mansfield’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches. Somehow Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Betting prediction: Barnsley vs Mansfield

To sum up, the upcoming match between Barnsley and Mansfield seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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