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

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

the Oakwell faithful welcome Wigan Athletic's fans on Saturday afternoon, as Daniel Stendel's Barnsley take on Gary Caldwell's side in the League Cup. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with additional weight applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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.

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 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
40%
11/8
11%
7/5
Draw
25%
12/55/2
Wigan
35%
17/10
13%
15/8
Draw 1-1
11%
11/25/1
Barnsley 2-1
9%
17/2
6%
7/1
Barnsley 1-0
8%
9/1
19%
7/1
Wigan 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
Wigan 1-0
8%
10/18/1
Barnsley 2-0
6%
12/1
18%
9/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/110/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
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%
22/1
10%
16/1
Barnsley 3-2
3%
22/120/1
Wigan 3-2
3%
25/1
15%
20/1
Wigan 3-0
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
3/4
10%
4/5
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
21/20
11%
10/11
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6
6%
17/20
Away 1st Goal
47%
1/1
9%
11/10
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
9%
9/1
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/13
5%
13/20
BTTS - No
41%
6/5
5%
23/20
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/2
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%
8/15
8%
11/20
Home/away
75%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9
5%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/1
14%
27/10
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/4
15%
2/1
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
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%
12/1
18%
10/1
Home DNB
57%
8/11
10%
7/10
Away DNB
52%
1/1
11%
1/1
Barnsley win to nil
19%
7/2
20%
-
Wigan win to nil
17%
9/2
9%
-
Barnsley / Barnsley
21%
3/1
14%
13/5
Barnsley / Wigan
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
Barnsley / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Barnsley
14%
5/1
9%
19/4
Draw / Wigan
12%
11/2
13%
11/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
17/4
Wigan / Barnsley
4%
22/118/1
Wigan / Wigan
18%
7/2
18%
10/3
Wigan / Draw
7%
12/110/1
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Win / draw / win form
Barnsley
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
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
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
15%
better
BAR
WIG
view stats
Games scored15
12
Failed to score5
8
Scored first8
9
Goals scored26
20
Avg. goals scored1.3
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for1.1
1
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
BAR
WIG
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
13
Clean sheets2
7
Conceded first11
9
Goals conceded30
29
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.7
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
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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Wigan League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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