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Barnsley v Brighton and Hove Albion : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 23rd Sep, 19:45 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Home advantage makes a difference in the League Cup, and Conor Hourihane’s Barnsley will have the blessing of it on Tuesday evening. Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton and Hove Albion are their opponents at the Oakwell. All of the key stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


Best Tip: Brighton to win

No team in the League Cup wants to lose in front of their home fans, but the stats below are suggesting that will be Barnsley's fate as they go head-to-head with Brighton at Oakwell on Tuesday evening. The UK's top bookmakers agree, each suggesting an away win is the most likely outcome at odds of 1.29, and so does our predictive algorithm. We've calculated the away win in the win / draw / win market has a 74% probability, easily making it the best bet here.

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

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
10%
7/117/2
Draw
16%
5/15/1
Brighton
74%
3/102/7
Brighton 2-0
12%
11/25/1
Brighton 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Brighton 3-0
10%
7/113/2
Brighton 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 1-1
8%
10/19/1
Brighton 3-1
8%
10/117/2
Brighton 4-0
6%
12/110/1
Brighton 4-1
5%
16/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
22/118/1
Barnsley 1-0
3%
20/116/1
Barnsley 2-1
3%
20/120/1
Brighton 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Brighton 5-0
3%
22/116/1
Brighton 5-1
2%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
8/158/15
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
7/511/8
Home 1st Goal
36%
12/529/10
Away 1st Goal
61%
3/102/7
No 1st Goal
2%
16/114/1
BTTS - Yes
50%
1/11/1
BTTS - No
50%
3/48/11
BTTS - Home Win
5%
12/112/1
BTTS - Draw
12%
13/26/1
BTTS - Away Win
32%
2/115/8
Home/draw
26%
12/513/5
Away/draw
90%
1/121/16
Home/away
84%
1/81/8
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/61/6
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/118/5
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
5/411/8
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/711/20
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
3/13/1
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/92/9
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/113/2
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/121/14
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/501/66
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/114/1
Home DNB
21%
11/26/1
Away DNB
85%
1/91/14
Barnsley win to nil
5%
14/1-
Brighton win to nil
42%
11/10-
Barnsley / Barnsley
5%
16/112/1
Barnsley / Brighton
4%
18/116/1
Barnsley / Draw
4%
20/116/1
Draw / Barnsley
5%
18/114/1
Draw / Brighton
20%
3/13/1
Draw / Draw
10%
7/17/1
Brighton / Barnsley
2%
40/140/1
Brighton / Brighton
44%
5/64/5
Brighton / Draw
4%
18/116/1
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Win / draw / win form
Barnsley
20 games
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley2 - 2Fleetwood
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
HBarnsley4 - 1Bolton
ABarnsley2 - 6Birmingham
HBarnsley1 - 2Exeter
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
ABarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
HBarnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Brighton
20 games
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABrighton1 - 2Bournemouth
HBrighton2 - 1Man City
ABrighton6 - 0Oxford Utd
ABrighton0 - 2Everton
HBrighton1 - 1Fulham
ABrighton4 - 1Spurs
HBrighton3 - 2Liverpool
ABrighton2 - 0Wolves
HBrighton1 - 1Newcastle
HBrighton3 - 2West Ham
ABrighton2 - 4Brentford
HBrighton2 - 2Leicester
ABrighton1 - 2C Palace
HBrighton0 - 3A Villa
HBrighton0 - 0Nottm Forest
ABrighton2 - 2Man City
HBrighton2 - 1Fulham
ABrighton1 - 1Newcastle
HBrighton2 - 1Bournemouth
ABrighton4 - 0Southampton
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.4 is fairly strong for Brighton and Hove Albion in their clash with Barnsley, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 24 consecutive League Cup matches.

Barnsley Brighton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
2.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Barnsley scoring 1 goal or less
0
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
23%
There is a 70% probability that Brighton will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.7
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Brighton
0.8
2.4
Attack rating
8%
better
BAR
BHA
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Games scored18
17
Failed to score2
3
Scored first10
8
Goals scored37
39
Avg. goals scored1.9
2
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
BAR
BHA
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
16
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first10
11
Goals conceded37
28
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
16%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+20%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Barnsley v Brighton will show here when available.

Barnsley League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2211
M. CooperJ RussellN OgbetaM. Cooper
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK2
1
-
J Shepherd DEF2
-
C. Barratt DEF2
-
N Ogbeta DEF21
-
P Kelly MID2
-
V. Yoganathan MID2
-
C. Vickers MID2
-
J. Bland MID2
1
-
J Russell MID22
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID2
-
N Farrugia MID21
-
R Cleary FWD21
-
J Earl DEF1
-
M Gevigney DEF1
-
A Phillips MID11
1
-
L Connell MID1
-
Brighton League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE