League One: Burton vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 42 match between Burton and Barnsley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Placed inside the top five, Barnsley should be able to deal with Burton in round 42 of the League One season. With the latter currently rock-bottom in the standings, Barnsley look for an easy ride, but Burton are desperately in need of points.

Sitting bottom of the table, Burton have claimed 40 points after 40 rounds, while Barnsley have amassed 71 points. This places the latter as number 5 in the League One at the moment.

Form: Burton vs Barnsley

Burton Form

Burton only added a single point to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-0 and 0-1 against Exeter and Port Vale respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Wigan. Burton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Pirelli Stadium. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded eight goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 2-3 win against Carlisle. A 0-0 draw with Cheltenham followed, before they lost against Cambridge U by 0-2. Barnsley recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the League One, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding seven. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting stats and facts for Burton and Barnsley

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

Players in form: Burton vs Barnsley

John McAtee scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage eight goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Barnsley take aim at Burton. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

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Full-time result

Burton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Pirelli Stadium. They drew one and lost six as well, while Barnsley won six of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost one. Barnsley have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 away games. Burton have not lost to Barnsley in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Burton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Barnsley scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Barnsley played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Burton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Barnsley kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Burton and Barnsley when playing at Pirelli Stadium.

Total goals

Burton saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barnsley, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.

Betting prediction: Burton vs Barnsley

To sum up, the upcoming match between Burton and Barnsley 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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