League One: Barnsley vs Stevenage – Betting preview

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

Stevenage go up against Barnsley this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Oakwell Stadium.

While Stevenage find themselves on the 21th spot in the table with miserable three points after four rounds, Barnsley have fought their way to seven points which leaves them 5th in the standings at the very moment.

Team form: Barnsley vs Stevenage

Barnsley Form

Barnsley are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-2 win against Crewe. They went on to beat Leyton Orient by 1-3, before also getting the better of Blackpool in a 2-1 victory. Barnsley claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Stevenage Form

Stevenage only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 0-3 at the hands of Reading, before drawing 2-2 with Doncaster. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Peterborough resulting 0-0. Stevenage claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by nine goals to four.

Betting stats for Barnsley and Stevenage

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barnsley and Stevenage. 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 Stevenage

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Cameron McGeehan, who is performing well for Barnsley. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Stevenage.The visitors will be looking to Oliver Sanderson to find the net once again, after managing two League One goals for Stevenage in recent matches.

Popular markets: Barnsley vs Stevenage

Full-time result

Barnsley claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stevenage won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Barnsley only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Stevenage scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Barnsley managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Stevenage kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Stevenage have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Barnsley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Barnsley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Stevenage’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.