League One: Stevenage vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 7 match between Stevenage and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Barnsley come to Lamex Stadium for the League One match on Tuesday, Stevenage will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Stevenage approach round 7 as number 9 in the League One table with 42 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Barnsley have amassed 37 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Form: Stevenage vs Barnsley

Stevenage Form

Stevenage managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-0 victory against Peterborough. They went on to lose 3-1 against Barnsley, before getting dumped in a 3-1 defeat against Northampton. Stevenage claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored five and conceded five goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 3-1 win against Stevenage, before drawing 2-2 with Northampton. This little streak came to an end, when Bolton proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat for Barnsley. Barnsley are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 16 goals while scoring six themselves.

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

In-form players: Stevenage vs Barnsley

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Jamie Reid will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barnsley hope David McGoldrick can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five League One goals in his last six League One games.

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Full-time result

Stevenage won only once in their last 10 outings at Lamex Stadium, but they drew six and lost three in this run. Barnsley won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Stevenage didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Lamex Stadium. Astonishingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Stevenage only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Barnsley scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Stevenage will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Tuesday, as Barnsley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Stevenage have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Barnsley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stevenage, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Barnsley. They performed an average of 1.5 goals in these. Barnsley’s last 5 matches had over 3.5 goals.