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Barnsley v Fleetwood Town : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 13th Aug, 19:45 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

The League Cup is the focus for both Barnsley and Fleetwood Town on Wednesday evening, as managers Conor Casey and Peter Bosz battle it out at the Oakwell. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Barnsley and Fleetwood will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 minutes. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 81%. The bookies have it at 1.20.

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 61% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
60%
13/208/13
Draw
21%
29/1016/5
Fleetwood
19%
4/119/5
Barnsley 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
10%
13/213/2
Barnsley 2-0
9%
15/27/1
Barnsley 1-0
9%
15/213/2
Barnsley 3-1
7%
12/110/1
Barnsley 3-0
6%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Fleetwood 2-1
5%
14/112/1
Fleetwood 1-0
5%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/111/1
Barnsley 3-2
4%
22/116/1
Barnsley 4-1
3%
22/116/1
Barnsley 4-0
3%
22/116/1
Fleetwood 2-0
3%
28/120/1
Fleetwood 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
4/613/20
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
23/2023/20
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/151/2
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/59/5
No 1st Goal
3%
12/111/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/107/10
BTTS - No
44%
21/2021/20
BTTS - Home Win
29%
9/421/10
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/44/1
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/213/2
Home/draw
81%
1/62/11
Away/draw
40%
6/55/4
Home/away
79%
1/42/9
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/51/5
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
10/316/5
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
13/88/5
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
4/94/9
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4/17/2
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/62/11
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9/115/2
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/161/16
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/40
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/111/1
Home DNB
74%
1/41/4
Away DNB
34%
11/413/5
Barnsley win to nil
30%
2/1-
Fleetwood win to nil
9%
9/1-
Barnsley / Barnsley
33%
6/47/5
Barnsley / Fleetwood
3%
33/128/1
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Barnsley
17%
15/417/5
Draw / Fleetwood
8%
10/117/2
Draw / Draw
13%
5/15/1
Fleetwood / Barnsley
4%
20/116/1
Fleetwood / Fleetwood
10%
15/26/1
Fleetwood / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley
20 games
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
Fleetwood
20 games
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is fairly strong for Barnsley in their meeting with Fleetwood Town, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 17 consecutive League Cup games.

Barnsley Fleetwood
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 60% probability that Barnsley will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Fleetwood will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Fleetwood
2
1.1
Attack rating
24%
better
BAR
FLE
view stats
Games scored16
11
Failed to score4
9
Scored first9
6
Goals scored29
25
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
BAR
FLE
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
14
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded37
29
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
18%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Barnsley League Cup squad statistics 2025
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
-
D McGoldrick FWD
-
F Jaló FWD
-
R Cleary FWD
-
A Dallas FWD
-
C. Vickers FWD
-
Fleetwood League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK
-
L. Hewitson GLK
-
J Lynch GLK
-
D Harrington GLK
-
W Johnson DEF
-
T Mullarkey DEF
-
D Hume DEF
-
K. Hughes DEF
-
H Holgate DEF
-
F. Potter DEF
-
M. Hunt DEF
-
J Bolton DEF
-
Z Medley DEF
-
S Rooney DEF
-
C. McLean MID
-
M Virtue MID
-
M Helm MID
-
G Morrison MID
-
E Bonds MID
-
H Neal MID
-
R Coughlan FWD
-
R Graydon FWD
-
W. Davies FWD
-
O. Devonport FWD
-
C Evans FWD
-
J Norwood FWD
-