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Shrewsbury Town v Barnsley : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Oct, 15:00 BST, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Darrell Clarke pays counterpart Paul Hurst a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League One, as their Barnsley and Shrewsbury Town teams go head to head at the Montgomery Waters Meadow. Below there are predictions for 17 markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. Access it all using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals
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
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shrewsbury
26%
3/1-
Draw
25%
12/5-
Barnsley
49%
10/11-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Barnsley 1-0
10%
8/1-
Barnsley 2-1
10%
15/2-
Barnsley 2-0
8%
9/1-
Shrewsbury 1-0
7%
12/1-
Shrewsbury 2-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1-
Barnsley 3-1
5%
14/1-
Barnsley 3-0
5%
16/1-
Shrewsbury 2-0
4%
20/1-
Barnsley 3-2
3%
22/1-
Shrewsbury 3-1
2%
28/1-
Barnsley 4-1
2%
28/1-
Shrewsbury 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
3/4-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
21/20-
Home 1st Goal
44%
6/4-
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
8/13-
BTTS - No
46%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
6/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
13/5-
Home/draw
51%
5/6-
Away/draw
74%
2/9-
Home/away
75%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
9/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/1-
Home DNB
43%
7/4-
Away DNB
67%
2/5-
Shrewsbury win to nil
13%
7/1-
Barnsley win to nil
26%
5/2-
Shrewsbury / Shrewsbury
14%
5/1-
Shrewsbury / Barnsley
4%
20/1-
Shrewsbury / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Shrewsbury
10%
15/2-
Draw / Barnsley
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Barnsley / Shrewsbury
3%
28/1-
Barnsley / Barnsley
27%
21/10-
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Shrewsbury have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Shrewsbury have conceded 19 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Shrewsbury have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Barnsley lay in 8th place on 18 points in the League One league table having played 11 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Barnsley have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Barnsley have played 6 away games, winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Shrewsbury
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Barnsley
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Birmingham108111025 
Dec 7
Apr 5
Jan 18
l
 
3-0A
 Wrexham117221123 
Jan 1
Dec 3
Dec 14
Apr 1
 Wycombe10622620 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 28
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
 Mansfield10622520 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
 Exeter10613619 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
 Huddersfield11605518 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
Dec 26
Apr 12
 Lincoln10532518 
Mar 1
w
 
1-2F
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Barnsley Away11533118 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Jan 28
 Stockport10451617 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
 Stevenage11524217 
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
 Bolton10523117 
Apr 12
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
 Charlton11524117 
Oct 22
Mar 4
Mar 22
Nov 16
 Reading10514216 
Nov 26
May 3
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Blackpool11434015 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-4F
Mar 1
 Peterborough12435-415 
Apr 21
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
 Rotherham12354-314 
Nov 8
Feb 22
Apr 18
Dec 21
 Wigan11344213 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Mar 4
Oct 22
 Bristol R11416-513 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Northampton10325-511 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 11
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
 L Orient11227-58 
Dec 21
Apr 18
-
-
 Shrewsbury Home12228-98 
Apr 26
Oct 26
May 3
w
 
3-5F
 Crawley11218-137 
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Cambridge10118-94 
Mar 22
Nov 16
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Burton10046-104 
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
Shrewsbury 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Barnsley 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
bet365
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Barnsley have not lost to Shrewsbury in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shrewsbury since 2016
Shrewsbury
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
SHR
1
D
1
BAR
2
League games at Barnsley since 2015
Barnsley
Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
8
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
SHR
1
BAR
3
Goal Statistics

Barnsley's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Shrewsbury Town have conceded in each of their last 8 League One outings. A PG of 1.6 for Darrell Clarke's side suggests that run should continue.

Shrewsbury 21st Barnsley 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 70% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-29
Shrewsbury have scored 29% fewer goals at home than predicted
+26
Barnsley have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
0.8
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Shrewsbury
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.1
1.6
Attack rating
SHR
BAR
24%
better
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Games scored6
9
Failed to score6
2
Scored first6
7
Goals scored13
17
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
SHR
BAR
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded22
16
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
17%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+17%

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

Shrewsbury League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12334
T SavinG LloydM BenningM Benning
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Savin GLK12
2
-
M Benning DEF123
4
-
G Lloyd FWD1231
2
-
M Feeney DEF101
3
-
T Bloxham FWD102
-
L. Castledine MID92
2
-
A Gilliead FWD9
1
-
C Junior FWD9
-
J Marquis FWD921
3
-
L Hoole DEF81
1
-
T Nsiala DEF81
1
-
J Shipley MID81
-
T Perry MID8
1
-
F Ojo MID81
3
-
J Feeney DEF71
2
-
T O'Reilly MID71
2
-
C Winchester MID71
2
-
A Pierre DEF6
2
-
J Rossiter MID5
-
G Nurse DEF3
-
J Kayode FWD2
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11534
J EarlA PhillipsL ConnellJ Earl
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts DEF113
1
-
J Earl DEF11
4
-
M Gevigney DEF11
3
-
L Connell MID1123
3
-
G Slonina GLK10
-
B Cotter DEF102
-
M Craig MID10
-
D Pines DEF91
1
-
K Lofthouse DEF9
1
-
A Phillips MID95
-
S Cosgrove FWD911
1
-
C O'Keeffe DEF82
2
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID72
1
-
J Benson MID6
1
-
S Humphrys FWD62
-
A Marsh FWD6
-
G. Gent DEF5
-
J Russell MID51
1
-
M Watters FWD511
-
F Jaló FWD41
3
-
C Hourihane MID2
-
B Killip GLK1
-