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Barnsley v Birmingham City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Darrell Clarke welcomes Chris Davies to the Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, as their Barnsley and Birmingham City charges clash in the League One. We have predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head statistics across the biggest markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this League One clash.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Barnsley
34%
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Draw
25%
--
Birmingham
41%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Birmingham 2-1
9%
--
Birmingham 1-0
8%
--
Barnsley 2-1
8%
--
Barnsley 1-0
7%
--
Birmingham 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Barnsley 2-0
5%
--
Birmingham 3-1
5%
--
Barnsley 3-1
4%
--
Birmingham 3-0
3%
--
Birmingham 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
59%
--
BTTS - No
41%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
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Home/draw
59%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Barnsley win to nil
16%
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Birmingham win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Barnsley are unbeaten in 2 games against teams above them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 2 games. Barnsley are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 2 and won zero. Barnsley have conceded 3 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Barnsley have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and scored in every home league game.

Birmingham lay in 2nd place on 30 points in the League One league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 21 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 6 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1410221632 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 28
Mar 1
w
 
2-3A
2
Birmingham 139311230 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
3
Wrexham158431128 
Jan 1
Dec 3
w
 
3-1A
Jan 23
4
Stockport16763927 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
Dec 4
Jan 1
5
Barnsley 15753526 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
6
Lincoln15753426 
Mar 1
w
 
1-2F
Mar 8
w
 
1-3A
7
Mansfield13733524 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
8
Huddersfield14725723 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 28
9
Exeter14725423 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Jan 18
Nov 26
10
Reading14725123 
Nov 26
May 3
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
11
Bolton14725-223 
Apr 12
Dec 26
w
 
2-0F
Mar 4
12
Peterborough15636421 
Apr 21
Dec 29
w
 
3-2A
Feb 8
13
Charlton14545019 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 4
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
14
Bristol R15537-518 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
Dec 14
Apr 1
15
Stevenage15537-518 
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
-
Mar 22
16
Northampton15456-317 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 11
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
17
Rotherham15456-417 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
18
Blackpool15456-717 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
Dec 29
Apr 12
19
Wigan14356014 
Nov 23
Mar 29
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
20
L Orient14428-414 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Jan 11
w
 
1-2F
21
Crawley16349-1313 
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
Apr 18
Dec 23
22
Cambridge14329-1111 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
-
May 3
23
Burton14158-108 
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
Dec 26
Apr 21
24
Shrewsbury152211-148 
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
Mar 29
Nov 23
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Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley2 - 0Rotherham
Barnsley2 - 2Charlton
Barnsley2 - 2Wycombe
Barnsley1 - 1Stockport
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Barnsley2 - 2Northampton
Barnsley1 - 2Mansfield
Barnsley1 - 3Bolton
Barnsley1 - 1Northampton
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Barnsley0 - 2Cambridge
Barnsley0 - 0Cheltenham
Barnsley1 - 5Lincoln
Barnsley2 - 2Bolton
Barnsley2 - 1Derby
Barnsley2 - 1L Orient
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley2 - 1Carlisle
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Barnsley1 - 1Wigan
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
HBarnsley2 - 0Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 0Shrewsbury
HBarnsley2 - 2Charlton
ABarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley1 - 1Stockport
ABarnsley2 - 1Burton
ABarnsley0 - 3Stevenage
HBarnsley2 - 1Bristol R
ABarnsley3 - 0Crawley
HBarnsley2 - 2Northampton
ABarnsley2 - 1Lincoln
HBarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
ABarnsley3 - 2Bolton
HBarnsley1 - 3Bolton
HBarnsley1 - 1Northampton
ABarnsley2 - 3Blackpool
ABarnsley2 - 3Portsmouth
Birmingham 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield1 - 1Birmingham
Lincoln1 - 3Birmingham
Charlton1 - 0Birmingham
Rotherham0 - 2Birmingham
L Orient1 - 2Birmingham
Wycombe2 - 3Birmingham
Huddersfield1 - 1Birmingham
Rotherham0 - 0Birmingham
Leicester2 - 1Birmingham
QPR2 - 1Birmingham
Millwall1 - 0Birmingham
Hull1 - 1Birmingham
Ipswich3 - 1Birmingham
Sheff Wed2 - 0Birmingham
West Brom1 - 0Birmingham
Stoke1 - 2Birmingham
Leeds3 - 0Birmingham
Plymouth3 - 3Birmingham
Cardiff0 - 1Birmingham
Coventry2 - 0Birmingham
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBirmingham1 - 1Northampton
ABirmingham1 - 1Mansfield
HBirmingham2 - 0Bolton
ABirmingham3 - 1Lincoln
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
HBirmingham1 - 0Huddersfield
HBirmingham3 - 2Peterborough
ABirmingham2 - 0Rotherham
HBirmingham3 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 1Wigan
ABirmingham2 - 1L Orient
ABirmingham3 - 2Wycombe
HBirmingham1 - 1Reading
HBirmingham1 - 0Norwich
ABirmingham1 - 1Huddersfield
ABirmingham0 - 0Rotherham
HBirmingham3 - 0Coventry
HBirmingham0 - 1Cardiff
ABirmingham1 - 2Leicester
HBirmingham1 - 0Preston
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 1997
Barnsley
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
15
21
Games: Scored
11 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
4 / 15
BAR
4
D
4
BIR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
Barnsley1 - 0
0 - 1Birmingham
Barnsley2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 3Birmingham
1 - 2Birmingham
1 - 3Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
Barnsley1 - 0
1 - 3Birmingham
2 - 3Birmingham
Barnsley2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Birmingham
League games at Birmingham since 1996
Birmingham
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
19
17
Games: Scored
10 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
5 / 15
BAR
4
D
4
BIR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham2 - 1
1 - 2Barnsley
Birmingham2 - 0
0 - 2Barnsley
0 - 3Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 5Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
Birmingham2 - 0
Birmingham2 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham4 - 1
Birmingham3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Birmingham City's defensive record is to be admired, C. Davies's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League One matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Barnsley makes sense in this context.

Barnsley 5th Birmingham 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Barnsley have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-11
Birmingham have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.4
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
BAR
BIR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BAR
BIR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Barnsley v Birmingham League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15545
M GevigneyA PhillipsL ConnellJ Earl
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts DEF153
2
-
M Gevigney DEF15
3
-
J Earl DEF14
5
-
L Connell MID1424
5
-
M Craig MID13
-
C O'Keeffe DEF123
2
-
G Slonina GLK11
-
B Cotter DEF112
-
A Phillips MID1151
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID113
1
-
S Humphrys FWD104
1
-
S Cosgrove FWD1012
1
-
D Pines DEF91
2
-
K Lofthouse DEF9
1
-
G. Gent DEF9
1
-
J Russell MID921
2
-
M Watters FWD931
-
F Jaló FWD71
3
-
J Benson MID6
1
-
A Marsh FWD6
-
B Killip GLK41
-
C Hourihane MID2
-
K Nwakali MID2
-
Birmingham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13544
A CochraneA MayW WillumssonC Klarer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Cochrane DEF131
3
-
W Willumsson MID1344
-
S Paik MID131
-
A May FWD1353
1
-
C Klarer DEF121
4
-
E Hansson FWD111
-
K Anderson  FWD1131
3
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID10
2
-
M Leonard MID10
1
-
L Dykes FWD10
1
-
K Bielik DEF91
2
1
T Iwata MID931
3
-
E Laird DEF8
1
-
J Stansfield FWD851
1
-
B Peacock-Farrell GLK7
-
A Sampsted DEF7
-
A Yokoyama FWD71
-
R Allsop GLK6
2
-
B Davies DEF6
-
L Harris MID61
-
S Wright FWD51
-
L Jutkiewicz FWD3
-
D Sanderson DEF2
-
B Khela MID2
-
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Burton v Stockport
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Exeter v Wycombe
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L Orient v Bristol R
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Charlton v Crawley
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Wrexham v Barnsley
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Bolton v Mansfield
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Reading v Cambridge
Tue 3rd Dec, 20:00
Huddersfield v Wigan
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Shrewsbury v Blackpool
Wed 4th Dec, 19:45
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Wed 4th Dec, 19:45
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Burton v Wrexham
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