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Barnsley v Burton Albion : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Darrell Clarke's Barnsley side enjoy home advantage in the League One on Saturday lunch time, as Lee Bowyer's Burton Albion visit the Oakwell. You'll find statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Barnsley's next match is v Stockport at 12:30 on Saturday 8th February
Burton Albion's next match is v Blackpool at 15:00 on Saturday 8th February
The last English League One meeting between Barnsley and Burton was on Saturday 1st February 2025
English League One
February 1st 2025
Barnsley 0
0 Burton
 
BAR
BAL
Shots On
10
1
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
6
4
Possession
69%
31%
Fouls
7
16
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
BarnsleyBurton
 
J. Gauci
M. Durand de Gevigney
C. O'Keeffe
J. Earl
K. Lofthouse (G. Gent 76')
D. Pines
D. Keillor-Dunn
J. Russell
A. Phillips
K. Nwakali (L. Connell 86')
S. Humphrys
M. Crocombe
T. Vancooten
U. Godwin-Malife
J. Armer
O. Dodgson
R. Sweeney
J. McKiernan
(J. Jones 71') C. Webster
(T. Kalinauskas 87') K. Chauke
(D. Orsi-Dadamo 87') J. Böðvarsson
(F. Tavares 71') R. Burrell

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Barnsley and Burton will score a minimum of two between them during 90 mins. It's a prediction based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 75%. The bookmakers have it available at 1.22.

In-Play
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Barnsley are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
49%
13/20
15%
13/20
5%
Draw
25%
16/5
9%
16/5
Burton
26%
16/5
35%
18/5
16%
Draw 1-1
12%
15/2
6%
13/2
Barnsley 1-0
11%
8/1
20%
13/2
7%
Barnsley 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Barnsley 2-0
9%
8/1
29%
7/1
14%
Burton 1-0
7%
14/1
12%
12/1
Draw 0-0
7%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Burton 2-1
7%
12/1
32%
12/1
13%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
21%
11/1
8%
Barnsley 3-1
5%
11/19/1
Barnsley 3-0
5%
12/1
30%
10/1
10%
Burton 2-0
4%
22/1
32%
18/1
10%
Barnsley 3-2
3%
20/1
19%
16/1
Burton 3-1
2%
33/1
33%
25/1
10%
Barnsley 4-1
2%
22/1
10%
16/1
Burton 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
8/13
5%
3/5
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
5/4
7%
6/5
7%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/9
11%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/4
24%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
14/1
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/6
14%
13/20
8%
BTTS - No
47%
11/10
17%
11/10
10%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
11/52/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/2
8%
19/5
9%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/1
42%
6/1
18%
Home/draw
74%
2/9
10%
2/11
4%
Away/draw
51%
6/5
16%
6/5
8%
Home/away
75%
2/9
3%
2/9
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/11
3%
1/5
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
7/2
13%
10/3
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
6/4
9%
29/20
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1/2
7%
1/2
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
7/2
10%
16/5
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
2/11
1%
1/5
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/1
9%
7/1
11%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/16
1%
1/16
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/33
1%
1/40
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Home DNB
66%
3/10
11%
1/4
4%
Away DNB
44%
12/5
32%
5/2
13%
Barnsley win to nil
26%
9/4
37%
-
Burton win to nil
14%
8/1
18%
-
Barnsley / Barnsley
32%
8/5
18%
6/4
9%
Barnsley / Burton
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Barnsley / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
Draw / Barnsley
18%
15/4
19%
17/5
5%
Draw / Burton
8%
9/1
23%
17/2
5%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
Burton / Barnsley
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
Burton / Burton
11%
13/2
38%
6/1
13%
Burton / Draw
6%
14/1
21%
12/1
13%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 30 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 14 games at home winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Burton are in 21st position in the League One on 24 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Burton have conceded 42 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Burton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham2719622763 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
2
Wycombe2917842559 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
2-3A
Mar 4
3
Wrexham2916761855 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
4
Stockport2914871650 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
l
 
0-3A
Mar 29
5
Huddersfield2814681548 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
6
L Orient28135101544 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 18
Apr 1
d
 
0-00-0
7
Charlton281288844 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 4
l
 
0-1A
May 3
8
Reading2813510244 
d
 
2-2F
May 3
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-1A
9
Bolton2913511044 
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
Mar 8
l
 
2-1A
10
Barnsley Home2912710243 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
11
Stevenage271179240 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
-
12
Lincoln2910910139 
Mar 1
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3F
Feb 22
13
Blackpool289118138 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
14
Mansfield2711412137 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
Mar 1
d
 
3-3A
15
Rotherham2810711037 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
w
 
4-2A
d
 
2-2F
16
Wigan289712-134 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
Mar 22
w
 
1-2A
17
Exeter299515-1332 
Apr 1
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
18
Bristol R289415-1631 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-3F
Feb 15
19
Peterborough298615-1030 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
20
Northampton297913-1730 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 25
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Burton Away2951014-1425 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
-
-
22
Crawley276615-2124 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
23
Shrewsbury286517-2023 
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 15
24
Cambridge285716-2122 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Barnsley3 - 0Crawley
Barnsley2 - 1Wrexham
Barnsley0 - 4L Orient
Barnsley1 - 2Birmingham
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Barnsley0 - 1Wigan
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
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 1Stevenage
ABarnsley1 - 3Bristol R
HBarnsley3 - 0Crawley
HBarnsley2 - 1Wrexham
ABarnsley3 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley2 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley0 - 4L Orient
ABarnsley2 - 1Exeter
HBarnsley1 - 2Birmingham
ABarnsley0 - 1Wrexham
HBarnsley2 - 2Reading
HBarnsley0 - 1Wigan
ABarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
HBarnsley2 - 0Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 0Shrewsbury
HBarnsley2 - 2Charlton
ABarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
Burton 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan1 - 2Burton
Crawley1 - 1Burton
Huddersfield1 - 1Burton
Birmingham2 - 0Burton
L Orient0 - 0Burton
Peterborough0 - 1Burton
Cambridge1 - 0Burton
Bolton2 - 1Burton
Reading3 - 1Burton
Blackpool3 - 0Burton
Rotherham2 - 2Burton
Northampton0 - 0Burton
Mansfield3 - 3Burton
Fleetwood3 - 0Burton
Stevenage1 - 2Burton
Wigan1 - 1Burton
Exeter1 - 0Burton
Portsmouth2 - 1Burton
Cheltenham0 - 0Burton
L Orient1 - 2Burton
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBurton3 - 2Reading
HBurton4 - 2Rotherham
ABurton2 - 1Wigan
ABurton1 - 1Crawley
HBurton0 - 1Northampton
HBurton2 - 2Peterborough
ABurton1 - 1Huddersfield
ABurton0 - 2Birmingham
HBurton1 - 2Exeter
ABurton0 - 0L Orient
HBurton0 - 1Wrexham
ABurton1 - 0Peterborough
HBurton0 - 1Charlton
HBurton0 - 3Stockport
HBurton2 - 0Shrewsbury
HBurton0 - 0Crawley
ABurton0 - 1Cambridge
HBurton2 - 3Wycombe
ABurton1 - 2Bolton
HBurton1 - 3Bristol R
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Barnsley have beaten Burton in 3 consecutive league meetings
3
Barnsley have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Burton
League games at Barnsley since 2015
Barnsley
Burton
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
BAR
3
D
2
BAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley2 - 0
Barnsley2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Burton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Barnsley1 - 0
League games at Burton since 2016
Burton
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
BAR
3
D
2
BAL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Burton
1 - 2Barnsley
1 - 3Barnsley
Burton2 - 1
Burton3 - 1
2 - 4Barnsley
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Barnsley's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday lunch time, not least because Burton Albion have conceded in each of their last 9 League One outings. A PG of 1.6 for Darrell Clarke's side suggests that run should continue.

Barnsley 10th Burton 21st
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1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Barnsley have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-10
Burton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Burton
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
29%
better
BAR
BAL
view stats
Games scored21
15
Failed to score5
11
Scored first15
9
Goals scored40
23
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.9
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.3
0.7
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
BAR
BAL
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
20
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first11
13
Goals conceded36
40
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27979
M GevigneyD Keillor-DunnC O'KeeffeC O'Keeffe
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Gauci GLK1
-
M Gevigney DEF27
4
-
D Pines DEF212
5
-
J Earl DEF232
5
-
C O'Keeffe MID267
9
-
A Phillips MID2374
2
1
K Nwakali MID121
1
-
J Russell MID2351
3
-
K Lofthouse MID18
2
-
S Humphrys FWD2341
2
-
D Keillor-Dunn FWD259
1
-
Subs
B Killip GLK171
3
-
G. Gent DEF23
2
-
C McCarthy DEF9
7
-
J Benson MID6
1
-
L Connell MID2724
9
-
S Cosgrove FWD1912
4
-
J. Dyer FWD
-
Burton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
286310
R SweeneyD OrsiO DodgsonT Vancooten
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Crocombe GLK26
5
-
T Vancooten DEF25
8
2
R Sweeney DEF2811
2
-
J Armer DEF221
5
-
U Godwin-Malife MID2512
3
-
C Webster MID192
5
1
J McKiernan MID511
2
-
K Chauke MID241
2
-
O Dodgson MID53
2
-
J Bödvarsson FWD54
-
R Burrell FWD1551
-
Subs
J Kean GLK
-
D Willis DEF171
3
-
F Delap DEF
-
J Jones MID1
-
T Kalinauskas FWD2713
3
-
D Orsi FWD2763
2
-
F Tavares FWD1
-