League One: Shrewsbury vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 14 match between Shrewsbury and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Barnsley come to The Croud Meadow for the League One match this coming Saturday, Shrewsbury will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 22th in the table Shrewsbury have amassed eight points after 13 matches. On 19 points, Barnsley rank eightth with 13 matches played this season.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Barnsley

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-5 victory against Crawley. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Exeter, before handing over another win to Bristol Rovers in a 1-0 defeat. Shrewsbury only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Croud Meadow in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Barnsley Form

In their last three matches, Barnsley lost 2-0 against Huddersfield, won 1-2 against Blackpool, and drew 2-2 with Charlton. Barnsley performed a very admirable four wins in six League One away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored nine times, while also conceding eight goals.

Betting facts for Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury and Barnsley played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Shrewsbury vs Barnsley

Betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Barnsley

Full-time result

Shrewsbury won only once in their last 10 outings at The Croud Meadow, but they drew two and lost seven in this run. Barnsley won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Barnsley have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Barnsley got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Barnsley kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Barnsley have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Shrewsbury when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Barnsley, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.

Recommended tip: Shrewsbury vs Barnsley

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Shrewsbury and Barnsley seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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