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Barnsley v Cambridge United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Mar, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Barnsley are in League One action on Saturday afternoon, as Darrell Clarke aims to beat Neil Critchley and his Cambridge United side at the Oakwell. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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
43%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cambridge
33%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Barnsley 2-1
9%
--
Barnsley 1-0
9%
--
Cambridge 2-1
8%
--
Cambridge 1-0
7%
--
Barnsley 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Cambridge 2-0
5%
--
Barnsley 3-1
5%
--
Barnsley 3-0
4%
--
Cambridge 3-1
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Cambridge 3-2
3%
--
Cambridge 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
50%
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Barnsley win to nil
21%
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Cambridge win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 3 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 50 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 18 games at home winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 29 goals at home.

Cambridge are in 23rd position in the League One on 29 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 36 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 21 games, drawn 8 and won 6. Cambridge have conceded 59 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 15 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3525733582 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
May 3
l
 
4-0A
2
Wycombe35191152868 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
3
Wrexham3620882068 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
4
Charlton3618991663 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-1A
5
Stockport36171181862 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
6
Bolton3618612560 
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
7
Huddersfield36177121458 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-4A
Apr 18
8
Reading36161010658 
d
 
2-2F
May 3
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-0A
9
L Orient36165151453 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 18
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
10
Barnsley Home3615714-152 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
11
Blackpool3612159651 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
4-4A
l
 
2-1F
12
Stevenage3613914-348 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
13
Lincoln36121014346 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
14
Rotherham3512815-244 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
15
Wigan35111014-243 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
16
Exeter3512716-1143 
Apr 1
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
17
Bristol R3612618-1642 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
18
Mansfield3611817-941 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
19
Northampton36101115-1741 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
20
Peterborough3510916-839 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
Mar 15
l
 
6-1A
21
Burton3671217-1733 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
22
Crawley367920-2830 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
23
Cambridge Away367821-2529 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
-
-
24
Shrewsbury367722-2628 
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-1F
Apr 5
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Barnsley4 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
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
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarnsley0 - 3Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 1Charlton
HBarnsley4 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley2 - 1Northampton
ABarnsley1 - 0Rotherham
HBarnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
ABarnsley1 - 2Stockport
HBarnsley0 - 0Burton
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
Cambridge 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool2 - 1Cambridge
Wigan1 - 0Cambridge
Crawley0 - 2Cambridge
Birmingham4 - 0Cambridge
Lincoln1 - 1Cambridge
Rotherham2 - 1Cambridge
Bolton2 - 2Cambridge
L Orient2 - 0Cambridge
Charlton2 - 1Cambridge
Wrexham2 - 2Cambridge
Reading3 - 0Cambridge
Northampton0 - 0Cambridge
Peterborough6 - 1Cambridge
Stevenage0 - 2Cambridge
Exeter1 - 0Cambridge
Wycombe2 - 1Cambridge
Mansfield2 - 1Cambridge
Bristol R2 - 0Cambridge
Stockport2 - 0Cambridge
Port Vale0 - 0Cambridge
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACambridge1 - 2Blackpool
ACambridge0 - 1Wigan
HCambridge0 - 1Stevenage
ACambridge2 - 0Crawley
HCambridge2 - 0Stockport
HCambridge0 - 1Exeter
ACambridge0 - 4Birmingham
ACambridge1 - 1Lincoln
HCambridge1 - 1Wycombe
ACambridge1 - 2Rotherham
HCambridge3 - 2Mansfield
ACambridge2 - 2Bolton
HCambridge0 - 1Bristol R
HCambridge1 - 3Reading
ACambridge0 - 2L Orient
ACambridge1 - 2Charlton
HCambridge0 - 4Huddersfield
ACambridge2 - 2Wrexham
HCambridge4 - 1Shrewsbury
ACambridge0 - 3Reading
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 2023
Barnsley
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
2
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
BAR
1
CMU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
0 - 2Cambridge
Barnsley2 - 0
League games at Cambridge since 2022
Cambridge
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
1
8
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
BAR
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cambridge
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 4Barnsley
0 - 3Barnsley
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 10th Cambridge 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Cambridge will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Barnsley have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-21
Cambridge have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
28%
better
BAR
CMU
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Games scored27
20
Failed to score9
15
Scored first20
11
Goals scored50
34
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
6%
better
BAR
CMU
view stats
Games conceded30
29
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first15
23
Goals conceded51
58
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3213710
D Keillor-DunnD Keillor-DunnC O'KeeffeC O'Keeffe
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Keeffe DEF337
10
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID32131
2
-
M Gevigney DEF31
4
1
L Connell MID3124
10
-
J Russell MID3062
3
-
J Earl DEF2921
7
-
S Humphrys FWD2942
3
-
M Roberts DEF283
2
1
A Phillips MID2894
2
1
G. Gent DEF251
2
-
D Pines DEF232
5
-
M Watters FWD2252
-
K Nwakali MID181
2
-
B Cotter DEF162
2
-
C McCarthy DEF13
7
-
J Benson MID111
1
-
F Jaló FWD91
3
-
N Farrugia MID8
1
-
D Lembikisa DEF6
-
J Smith GLK5
-
C Rodrigues FWD5
-
J Gauci GLK4
-
J Lewis FWD1
-
Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33648
J BrophyE KachungaJ BrophyD Andrew
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brophy MID364
5
-
E Kachunga FWD336
7
-
L. Bennett DEF322
5
-
M Morrison DEF311
5
1
D Andrew DEF2813
8
-
J Okedina DEF27
2
1
J Cousins MID2712
1
-
K Smith MID231
6
-
D N'Lundulu FWD2341
2
-
R Loft FWD232
6
-
B Njoku FWD231
3
-
P Digby MID221
7
-
J Stokes MID2252
2
-
K Watts DEF192
1
-
J Gibbons DEF191
3
1
S Kaikai FWD183
3
-
D. Barton MID16
-
Z Rossi DEF15
3
-
E Longelo DEF1412
-
S Lavery FWD1242
2
-
N Bishop GLK8
2
-
B Stevenson MID8
1
-
J Stevens GLK7
1
-
D Ballard FWD71
-
T Richards MID5
-
M Marosi GLK2
-
G Hoddle MID2
-
D Osong FWD2
-