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AFC Wimbledon v Barnsley : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 23rd Aug, 15:00 BST, The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon

Johnnie Jackson welcomes Conor Casey to The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as their AFC Wimbledon and Barnsley troops meet in the League One. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the stats and infographics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
AFC Wim
44%
--
Draw
26%
--
Barnsley
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
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AFC Wim 1-0
11%
--
AFC Wim 2-1
9%
--
Barnsley 1-0
9%
--
AFC Wim 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Barnsley 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Barnsley 2-0
5%
--
AFC Wim 3-1
4%
--
AFC Wim 3-0
4%
--
Barnsley 3-1
3%
--
AFC Wim 3-2
2%
--
Barnsley 3-2
2%
--
Barnsley 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
14%
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Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
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Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
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Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
48%
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AFC Wim win to nil
25%
--
Barnsley win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
AFC Wim
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Huddersfield220056 
May 2
Nov 29
Aug 30
Feb 21
2
Barnsley220036 
Aug 23
Feb 14
-
-
3
Stockport220036 
Nov 15
Mar 28
May 2
Nov 29
4
Luton220036 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Nov 22
Apr 25
5
Stevenage220026 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Jan 31
Sep 6
6
Doncaster220026 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Mar 21
Nov 8
7
Cardiff211014 
Aug 19
Feb 17
Oct 11
Jan 27
8
Bradford211014 
Feb 21
Aug 30
Apr 18
Oct 18
9
Exeter210123 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Mar 7
Dec 20
10
AFC Wim210113 
-
-
Feb 14
Aug 23
11
Burton210103 
Oct 25
Apr 11
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
12
Wigan210103 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Mar 17
Jan 1
13
Rotherham210103 
Sep 13
Jan 24
Oct 25
Apr 11
14
Bolton210103 
Jan 31
Sep 6
Aug 16
Feb 7
15
Lincoln210103 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
Dec 29
Dec 9
16
L Orient2101-13 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Dec 13
Feb 28
17
Port Vale2011-11 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Sep 27
Jan 4
18
Northampton2011-21 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Nov 15
Mar 28
19
Mansfield2002-20 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Dec 26
Mar 14
20
Wycombe2002-20 
Sep 27
Jan 4
Jan 10
Oct 4
21
Peterborough2002-30 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Feb 17
Aug 19
22
Blackpool2002-40 
Jan 10
Oct 4
Jan 17
Sep 20
23
Plymouth2002-40 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
24
Reading2002-40 
Feb 7
Aug 16
Sep 13
Jan 24
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
AFC Wim 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Barnsley 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goal Statistics

AFC Wimbledon's defensive record is very strong, Johnnie Jackson's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Barnsley makes sense in this context.

AFC Wim 10th Barnsley 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that AFC Wim will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
AFC Wim have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
+23
Barnsley have scored 23% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
AFC Wim
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
AFW
BAR
49%
better
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Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first1
1
Goals scored2
6
Avg. goals scored1
3
Avg. shots per game5
10
Avg. shots per goal5
3
Conversion rate for20
30
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
39%
better
AFW
BAR
view stats
Games conceded1
2
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded1
3
Avg. goals conceded0.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded3
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against20%
19%
Avg. XG against0.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+39%

AFC Wim v Barnsley League One lLine ups will show here when available.

AFC Wim League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2101
N BishopM StevensJ Lewis
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Bishop GLK2
-
R Johnson DEF2
-
I Ogundere DEF2
-
J Lewis DEF2
1
-
A Smith MID2
-
M Hippolyte MID2
-
J Reeves MID2
-
A Sasu FWD2
-
M Stevens FWD21
-
D Orsi FWD2
-
R Harbottle DEF1
-
C Maycock MID1
-
M Browne FWD1
-
J Kelly FWD1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2222
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnA PhillipsJ Shepherd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK2
-
J Earl DEF2
1
-
M Gevigney DEF2
-
P Kelly MID2
1
-
V. Yoganathan MID2
-
C. Vickers MID21
-
J. Bland MID2
1
-
J Russell MID2
1
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID22
-
A Phillips MID212
-
L Connell MID2
-
D McGoldrick FWD21
1
-
C. Barratt DEF1
-
N Ogbeta DEF1
-
J Shepherd DEF1
1
1
M Roberts DEF1
-
R Cleary FWD1
-