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Barnsley v Wigan Athletic : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Oakwell, Barnsley

Gary Caldwell pays counterpart Daniel Stendel a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Cup, as their Wigan Athletic and Barnsley sides go head to head at the Oakwell. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with League Cup performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Barnsley's next match is v Bromley at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
Wigan Athletic's next match is v Cambridge at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August

The last English League Cup meeting between Barnsley and Wigan was on Saturday 8th August 2026

English League Cup

August 8th 2026

Barnsley 1	1 Wigan

C. McGeehan 81'	40' D. Costelloe

	BAR WIG
Shots On	4 8
Shots Off	4 4
Corners	9 6
Possession	60% 40%
Fouls	9 10
Yellow/red cards	1/0

Barnsley	Wigan

S. Gale R. Ravenhill J. Earl C. McGeehan P. Kelly L. Connell M. Kirk (J. Bland 46') A. Richards R. Cleary L. Alker	J. Walsh (A. Higgins 74') C. Barrett M. Fox J. Weir F. Murray M. Power (A. Harris 83') S. Perkins (K. Miller 74') D. Costelloe J. Carragher (T. Brenan 64') C. Sze J. Mellish

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Barnsley and Wigan's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most likely 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 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Barnsley 40%	6/4 14%	7/5
Draw 25%	12/5 3%	5/2
Wigan 35%	13/8 13%	15/8
Draw 1-1 12%	11/2	5/1
Barnsley 2-1 9%	9/1 6%	7/1
Barnsley 1-0 8%	9/1 25%	7/1
Wigan 2-1 8%	9/1 9%	8/1
Wigan 1-0 8%	9/1 10%	8/1
Barnsley 2-0 6%	12/1 18%	9/1
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1 8%	10/1
Draw 0-0 5%	11/1 9%	10/1
Wigan 2-0 5%	14/1 12%	11/1
Barnsley 3-1 4%	18/1 12%	14/1
Wigan 3-1 4%	20/1 19%	16/1
Barnsley 3-0 3%	25/1 10%	16/1
Barnsley 3-2 3%	25/1 12%	20/1
Wigan 3-2 3%	25/1 24%	20/1
Wigan 3-0 2%	28/1 15%	20/1
Over 2.5 Goals 56%	4/5 10%	4/5
Under 2.5 Goals 44%	1/1 11%	10/11
Home 1st Goal 49%	10/11 6%	17/20
Away 1st Goal 48%	1/1 9%	11/10
No 1st Goal 3%	11/1 9%	9/1
BTTS - Yes 59%	8/13 7%	13/20
BTTS - No 41%	6/5 10%	23/20
BTTS - Home Win 21%	15/4 4%	10/3
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3 4%	3/1
BTTS - Away Win 19%	4/1 17%	19/5
Home/draw 65%	4/9 6%	2/5
Away/draw 60%	1/2 8%	11/20
Home/away 75%	3/10 2%	3/10
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	2/9 5%	1/4
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	3/1 14%	27/10
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	7/4 15%	2/1
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	2/5 5%	7/20
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	9/2 15%	19/4
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	1/7 3%	1/8
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	10/1 27%	10/1
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	1/20 2%	1/33
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/25 1%	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	11/1 9%	10/1
Home DNB 57%	4/5 10%	7/10
Away DNB 52%	10/11 11%	1/1
Barnsley win to nil 19%	7/2 20%	-
Wigan win to nil 17%	4/1	-
Barnsley / Barnsley 21%	3/1 14%	13/5
Barnsley / Wigan 3%	25/1 10%	20/1
Barnsley / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw / Barnsley 14%	11/2 9%	19/4
Draw / Wigan 12%	11/2 13%	11/2
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2 10%	17/4
Wigan / Barnsley 4%	25/1	18/1
Wigan / Wigan 18%	10/3 18%	10/3
Wigan / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

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Clean sheets

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OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

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OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

Goal Statistics

	Barnsley	Wigan
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 22% 1 33% 2 25% 3 13% 4+ There is a 78% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals	0 25% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 60% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away games

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season

15%

better

BAR

WIG

view stats

Games scored	15		12
Failed to score	5		8
Scored first	8		9
Goals scored	26		20
Avg. goals scored	1.3		1
Avg. shots per game	8		7
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	16		15
Avg. XG for	1.1		1
KickOff rating		+15%

BAR

WIG

13%

better

view stats

Games conceded	18		13
Clean sheets	2		7
Conceded first	11		9
Goals conceded	30		29
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		5
Conversion rate against	15%		19%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.5
KickOff rating		+13%

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

Barnsley League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	1
R. Ravenhill	C McGeehan	R Cleary	R. Ravenhill

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
R. Ravenhill GLK	1			1 -
S Gale DEF	1			-
J Earl DEF	1			-
L. Alker DEF	1			-
C McGeehan MID	1	1		-
L Connell MID	1			-
P Kelly MID	1			-
A. Richards FWD	1			-
R Cleary FWD	1		1	-
M Kirk FWD	1			-
Subs
J Shepherd				-
C O'Keeffe				-
J. Bland	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	1	1
C McGeehan	J Earl	R Cleary	R Cleary

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
C McGeehan MID	1	1
J Earl DEF		1
L Connell MID		1
R Cleary FWD		1	1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
69	4	8
J Earl	J. Bland	S Gale

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
J Earl DEF	69	1	2
L Connell MID	56	1	5
S Gale DEF	55	1	8
C McGeehan MID	44		4
L. Alker DEF	37	1
R. Ravenhill GLK	36		1
Subs
J. Bland	22	4	6
P Kelly MID	20	1	3
R Cleary FWD	19		6
A. Richards FWD	7		1
M Kirk FWD	4		1

Wigan League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	0
J Walsh	D Costelloe	J Carragher

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Walsh GLK	1			-
J Carragher DEF	1		1	-
M Fox DEF	1			-
J Mellish DEF	1			-
C Barrett DEF	1			-
F Murray DEF	1			-
M Power MID	1			-
J Weir MID	1			-
C Sze MID	1			-
D Costelloe MID	1	1		-
S Perkins FWD	1			-
Subs
J Mullen				-
T Watson				-
A. Harris	1			-
A. Higgins	1			-
K. Miller	1			-
T. Brenan	1			-
L. Chapman				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	1
D Costelloe	F Murray	J Carragher	J Carragher

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Costelloe MID	1	1
J Carragher DEF		1	1	1
M Fox DEF		1		1
C Barrett DEF				1
F Murray DEF		2
J Weir MID		1
C Sze MID		2		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
41	3	4
M Power	J Carragher	J Carragher

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
M Power MID	41	2	4
J Weir MID	32	1	4
M Fox DEF	30	1	2
J Walsh GLK	29
F Murray DEF	25	1	1
J Mellish DEF	22	1	3
J Carragher DEF	21	3	4
C Sze MID	17		4
D Costelloe MID	14		1
C Barrett DEF	12	2	2
S Perkins FWD	11		2
Subs
A. Harris	7
T. Brenan	5		2
K. Miller	4		1
A. Higgins	3		1

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