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Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 2nd Aug, 15:00 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

Leonid Kuchuk welcomes Conor Casey to the Home Park on Saturday afternoon, as their Plymouth Argyle and Barnsley troops go head to head in the League One. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing all relevant statistics, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we predict this tie will deliver both joy and misery to each set of fans. We predict both Plymouth and Barnsley to find the back of the net during the 90 mins, but the ultimate victor of the game seems less clear. Bookmaker's odds also point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's our recommendation.

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 Plymouth are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Plymouth
44%
21/206/5
Draw
23%
14/511/4
Barnsley
32%
21/102/1
Draw 1-1
10%
13/26/1
Plymouth 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Barnsley 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Plymouth 1-0
7%
9/18/1
Draw 2-2
7%
11/110/1
Plymouth 2-0
6%
11/110/1
Barnsley 1-0
6%
12/19/1
Plymouth 3-1
5%
14/112/1
Barnsley 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/111/1
Plymouth 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Plymouth 3-0
4%
20/116/1
Barnsley 3-1
4%
22/116/1
Barnsley 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Plymouth 4-1
2%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
3/53/5
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
13/105/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/114/5
Away 1st Goal
47%
11/1023/20
No 1st Goal
2%
16/111/1
BTTS - Yes
63%
8/1511/20
BTTS - No
37%
11/813/10
BTTS - Home Win
25%
13/513/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/118/5
Home/draw
68%
4/114/11
Away/draw
56%
8/114/6
Home/away
77%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/112/11
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/210/3
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
6/429/20
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
1/21/2
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
10/316/5
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/51/5
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/17/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/141/16
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/111/1
Home DNB
61%
4/73/5
Away DNB
49%
5/46/5
Plymouth win to nil
20%
10/3-
Barnsley win to nil
14%
11/2-
Plymouth / Plymouth
23%
9/423/10
Plymouth / Barnsley
3%
25/120/1
Plymouth / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Plymouth
14%
9/29/2
Draw / Barnsley
12%
13/26/1
Draw / Draw
14%
11/219/4
Barnsley / Plymouth
4%
20/116/1
Barnsley / Barnsley
17%
4/118/5
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
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Jan 24
Sep 13
Nov 22
Apr 25
2
Wigan000000 
Oct 4
Jan 10
Mar 17
Jan 1
3
Reading000000 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Sep 13
Jan 24
4
Blackpool000000 
Aug 23
Feb 14
Jan 17
Sep 20
5
Barnsley000000 
Aug 2
Apr 6
-
-
6
Cardiff000000 
Feb 21
Aug 30
Oct 11
Jan 27
7
Plymouth000000 
-
-
Apr 6
Aug 2
8
Bradford000000 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Apr 18
Oct 18
9
Rotherham000000 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Oct 25
Apr 11
10
Burton000000 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Aug 9
Apr 3
11
Wycombe000000 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Jan 10
Oct 4
12
Exeter000000 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Mar 7
Dec 20
13
Northampton000000 
Nov 29
May 2
Nov 15
Mar 28
14
Mansfield000000 
Jan 27
Oct 11
Dec 26
Mar 14
15
Doncaster000000 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Mar 21
Nov 8
16
Stockport000000 
Sep 6
Jan 31
May 2
Nov 29
17
Huddersfield000000 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Aug 30
Feb 21
18
Peterborough000000 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Feb 17
Aug 19
19
L Orient000000 
Aug 19
Feb 17
Dec 13
Feb 28
20
Stevenage000000 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Jan 31
Sep 6
21
Bolton000000 
Apr 3
Aug 9
Aug 16
Feb 7
22
Lincoln000000 
Feb 7
Aug 16
Dec 29
Dec 9
23
Port Vale000000 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Sep 27
Jan 4
24
AFC Wim1001-10 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Feb 14
Aug 23
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Plymouth
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth1 - 2Leeds
Plymouth3 - 1Coventry
Plymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
Plymouth2 - 1Norwich
Plymouth2 - 3Derby
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 1Millwall
Plymouth2 - 1West Brom
Plymouth0 - 5Burnley
Plymouth0 - 1QPR
Plymouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Plymouth2 - 2Bristol C
Plymouth3 - 3M'Boro
Plymouth1 - 2Swansea
Plymouth2 - 2Watford
Plymouth1 - 0Portsmouth
Plymouth3 - 3Preston
Plymouth2 - 1Blackburn
Plymouth3 - 1Luton
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth1 - 2Leeds
APlymouth2 - 1Preston
HPlymouth3 - 1Coventry
APlymouth1 - 2M'Boro
HPlymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
APlymouth0 - 3Swansea
HPlymouth2 - 1Norwich
APlymouth0 - 0Watford
HPlymouth2 - 3Derby
APlymouth2 - 1Portsmouth
HPlymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
APlymouth0 - 2Hull
HPlymouth1 - 1Cardiff
APlymouth1 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 2Blackburn
HPlymouth5 - 1Millwall
HPlymouth2 - 1West Brom
APlymouth2 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 5Burnley
HPlymouth0 - 1QPR
Barnsley
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Stockport2 - 1Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Peterborough1 - 3Barnsley
Bolton1 - 2Barnsley
Exeter1 - 2Barnsley
Wrexham1 - 0Barnsley
Cambridge1 - 1Barnsley
Shrewsbury0 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 2Barnsley
Huddersfield2 - 0Barnsley
Burton1 - 2Barnsley
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
HBarnsley4 - 1Bolton
ABarnsley2 - 6Birmingham
HBarnsley1 - 2Exeter
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
ABarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
HBarnsley0 - 3Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 1Charlton
HBarnsley4 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley2 - 1Northampton
ABarnsley1 - 0Rotherham
HBarnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
ABarnsley1 - 2Stockport
HBarnsley0 - 0Burton
ABarnsley1 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Plymouth since 2007
Plymouth
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
7
9
Games: Scored
4 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
2 / 6
PLY
2
D
1
BAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Plymouth1 - 0
0 - 3Barnsley
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Barnsley
Plymouth3 - 0
2 - 4Barnsley
League games at Barnsley since 2006
Barnsley
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
PLY
1
D
2
BAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Plymouth
Barnsley2 - 0
Barnsley3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Plymouth Argyle have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Barnsley on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Plymouth Barnsley
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Plymouth will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+27
Plymouth have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted
+17
Barnsley have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.7
1.4
Attack rating
0%
better
PLY
BAR
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
0%
better
PLY
BAR
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%

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

Plymouth League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z Baker GLK
-
C Hazard GLK
-
N Ogbeta DEF
-
M Sorinola DEF
-
V Pálsson DEF
-
B Mumba DEF
-
J Edwards DEF
-
B Galloway DEF
-
K. Szűcs DEF
-
J MacKenzie DEF
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF
-
A Benarous MID
-
B Ibrahim MID
-
C Watts MID
-
J Paterson MID
-
D Gyabi MID
-
C Roberts MID
-
M Boateng MID
-
A Pepple FWD
-
O. Oseni FWD
-
M Obafemi FWD
-
F Issaka FWD
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK
-
J Smith GLK
-
K Flavell GLK
-
J Earl DEF
-
G. Gent DEF
-
M Roberts DEF
-
M Gevigney DEF
-
N Ogbeta DEF
-
J Shepherd DEF
-
K Lopata DEF
-
V. Yoganathan MID
-
J. Bland MID
-
K Nwakali MID
-
J Russell MID
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID
-
N Farrugia MID
-
A Phillips MID
-
L Connell MID
-
R Cleary FWD
-
A Dallas FWD
-
C. Vickers FWD
-
D McGoldrick FWD
-
F Jaló FWD
-