League One: Northampton vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 26 match between Northampton and Barnsley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Barnsley visit Northampton, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 26 match taking place at Sixfields Stadium on Tuesday.

Team form: Northampton vs Barnsley

Northampton Form

Northampton have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Mansfield by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-2 against Wrexham, before achieving a 2-1 win against Bristol Rovers. Northampton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley collected one win from their last three matches, as Stockport County won by 2-1. Huddersfield were too strong as well, winning 1-2, before Barnsley won 0-1 against Rotherham. Barnsley won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting facts for Northampton and Barnsley

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 Northampton and Barnsley played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Northampton vs Barnsley

Look no further than Liam Shaw, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Northampton in the League One, while Jonathan Russell managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Barnsley in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Northampton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Barnsley got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Northampton managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Barnsley were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Northampton have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Barnsley.

Total goals

Northampton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Barnsley, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.