League One: Mansfield vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 37 match between Mansfield and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Barnsley travel to One Call Stadium to face struggling Mansfield in a round 37 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Form: Mansfield vs Barnsley

Mansfield Form

Two draws were the best Mansfield could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 0-0 with Wigan, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Stevenage. Their most recent match brought a 2-0 defeat against Exeter. Mansfield did not win any of their last six League One matches at the One Call Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored two goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Lincoln City by 4-3. Disappointment followed, going down 1-0 against Charlton, and 0-3 against Blackpool. In their last six away matches in the League One, Barnsley won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Mansfield and Barnsley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Mansfield and Barnsley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Mansfield vs Barnsley

It has been an excellent season for Davis Keillor-Dunn who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Barnsley are looking to him against Mansfield, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Mansfield vs Barnsley

Full-time result

Mansfield won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing seven as well. Barnsley won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Mansfield scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Barnsley scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Mansfield managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Barnsley kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Mansfield, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Barnsley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.