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Barnsley v Rotherham United : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 26th Aug, 16:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

The League Cup is the focus for both Barnsley and Rotherham United on Tuesday afternoon, as bosses Conor Hourihane and Mattew Hamshaw battle it out at the Oakwell. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both Barnsley and Rotherham's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.22.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Barnsley are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Barnsley 55%	4/5	4/5
Draw 23%	13/5	29/10
Rotherham 23%	10/3	16/5
Draw 1-1 11%	6/1	6/1
Barnsley 2-1 10%	15/2	13/2
Barnsley 1-0 9%	15/2	13/2
Barnsley 2-0 9%	8/1	15/2
Barnsley 3-1 6%	12/1	10/1
Rotherham 2-1 6%	14/1	11/1
Rotherham 1-0 6%	14/1	10/1
Draw 2-2 6%	12/1	11/1
Barnsley 3-0 5%	14/1	11/1
Draw 0-0 5%	12/1	10/1
Barnsley 3-2 3%	22/1	16/1
Rotherham 2-0 3%	22/1	16/1
Barnsley 4-1 3%	25/1	18/1
Barnsley 4-0 3%	28/1	20/1
Rotherham 3-1 2%	33/1	22/1
Over 2.5 Goals 57%	8/11	8/11
Under 2.5 Goals 43%	43/40	21/20
Home 1st Goal 54%	4/7	3/5
Away 1st Goal 43%	6/4	8/5
No 1st Goal 3%	12/1	9/1
BTTS - Yes 57%	4/6	7/10
BTTS - No 43%	11/10	21/20
BTTS - Home Win 27%	5/2	12/5
BTTS - Draw 18%	7/2	18/5
BTTS - Away Win 12%	13/2	11/2
Home/draw 77%	1/5	2/9
Away/draw 45%	19/20	1/1
Home/away 77%	2/7	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	2/9	2/9
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	3/1	14/5
Over 3.5 Goals 35%	7/4	7/4
Under 3.5 Goals 65%	2/5	2/5
Over 4.5 Goals 18%	9/2	4/1
Under 4.5 Goals 82%	1/7	2/13
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	10/1	17/2
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	1/20	1/20
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/25	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	12/1	10/1
Home DNB 70%	1/3	1/3
Away DNB 39%	9/4	2/1
Barnsley win to nil 27%	12/5	-
Rotherham win to nil 11%	8/1	-
Barnsley / Barnsley 29%	7/4	17/10
Barnsley / Rotherham 3%	33/1	25/1
Barnsley / Draw 6%	12/1	12/1
Draw / Barnsley 16%	4/1	19/5
Draw / Rotherham 9%	17/2	15/2
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	9/2
Rotherham / Barnsley 4%	20/1	16/1
Rotherham / Rotherham 12%	6/1	5/1
Rotherham / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Barnsley	1 - 0	Peterborough
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Bolton
H	Barnsley	2 - 2	Fleetwood
H	Barnsley	3 - 2	Burton
A	Barnsley	3 - 1	Plymouth
A	Barnsley	4 - 2	Reading
H	Barnsley	1 - 2	Shrewsbury
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Peterborough
A	Barnsley	3 - 4	L Orient
H	Barnsley	4 - 1	Bolton
A	Barnsley	2 - 6	Birmingham
H	Barnsley	1 - 2	Exeter
A	Barnsley	1 - 1	Wigan
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Cambridge
A	Barnsley	1 - 2	Mansfield
H	Barnsley	0 - 3	Blackpool
A	Barnsley	0 - 1	Charlton
H	Barnsley	4 - 3	Lincoln
A	Barnsley	2 - 1	Northampton
A	Barnsley	1 - 0	Rotherham

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Rotherham	0 - 3	Cardiff
A	Rotherham	0 - 0	Salford
A	Rotherham	0 - 1	Stevenage
H	Rotherham	2 - 1	Port Vale
H	Rotherham	2 - 1	Peterborough
A	Rotherham	1 - 1	Stevenage
A	Rotherham	0 - 1	Wigan
H	Rotherham	3 - 3	Mansfield
A	Rotherham	1 - 3	Stockport
A	Rotherham	1 - 0	Bolton
H	Rotherham	2 - 1	Blackpool
A	Rotherham	2 - 0	Northampton
H	Rotherham	0 - 4	Crawley
H	Rotherham	2 - 3	Wycombe
H	Rotherham	1 - 1	Exeter
A	Rotherham	0 - 1	Wrexham
H	Rotherham	1 - 0	L Orient
A	Rotherham	3 - 2	Bristol R
H	Rotherham	0 - 1	Barnsley
A	Rotherham	1 - 2	Reading

Goal Statistics

Barnsley have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 14 consecutive League Cup matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Rotherham United on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Barnsley	Rotherham
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 16% 1 29% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 12% There is a 84% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals	0 33% 1 37% 2 21% 3 8% 4+ There is a 70% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away games
20 home / away games	1.4 average goals scored	0.7 average goals scored
	1.6 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season

26%

better

BAR

RTH

view stats

Games scored	16		13
Failed to score	2		6
Scored first	9		9
Goals scored	34		22
Avg. goals scored	1.7		1.1
Avg. shots per game	8		8
Avg. shots per goal	5		7
Conversion rate for	21		14
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.4
KickOff rating		+26%

BAR

RTH

25%

better

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Games conceded	17		15
Clean sheets	1		4
Conceded first	9		9
Goals conceded	35		26
Avg. goals conceded	1.8		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		8
Conversion rate against	22%		13%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.7
KickOff rating		+25%

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

Barnsley League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	1
M. Cooper	J Russell	R Cleary	M. Cooper

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M. Cooper GLK	1			1 -
C. Barratt DEF	1			-
N Ogbeta DEF	1			-
J Shepherd DEF	1			-
J Russell MID	1	1		-
D Keillor-Dunn MID	1			-
N Farrugia MID	1			-
L Connell MID	1			-
P Kelly MID	1			-
V. Yoganathan MID	1			-
C. Vickers MID	1			-
J. Bland MID	1			-
R Cleary FWD	1		1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	1	1
J Russell	J Russell	R Cleary	R Cleary

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Russell MID	1	1
R Cleary FWD			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
81	3	9
C. Barratt	P Kelly	P Kelly

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
C. Barratt DEF	81		3
P Kelly MID	70	3	9
J Shepherd DEF	66		5
N Ogbeta DEF	53	2	4
C. Vickers MID	42		1
R Cleary FWD	40	2	9
M. Cooper GLK	39
J. Bland MID	39
J Russell MID	37	1	6
D Keillor-Dunn MID	17
N Farrugia MID	12	1	1
V. Yoganathan MID	12		5
L Connell MID	6

Rotherham League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	0	0	1
C Dawson			D Yearwood

Players	Appserances	cards
C Dawson GLK	1	-
A Martha DEF	1	-
D Hall DEF	1	-
J Rafferty DEF	1	-
R James DEF	1	-
Z Jules DEF	1	-
J Holmes MID	1	-
S McWilliams MID	1	-
D Yearwood MID	1	1 -
D. Gore MID	1	-
J Powell MID	1	-
J Hugill FWD	1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
0	1	0	0
	R James

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
R James DEF		1
D. Gore MID		1
J Powell MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
37	7	12
C Dawson	A Martha	Z Jules

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
C Dawson GLK	37
Z Jules DEF	33	1	12
J Powell MID	33	2	5
D Yearwood MID	28	6	8
R James DEF	25	2	8
J Rafferty DEF	19	1	6
D Hall DEF	16	1	1
S McWilliams MID	16	1	3
A Martha DEF	14	7	10
J Hugill FWD	13		7
D. Gore MID	9		2
J Holmes MID	6