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Barnsley v Cambridge United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Mar, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Darrell Clarke's Barnsley side are on home soil in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Neil Critchley's Cambridge United arrive at the Oakwell. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. The best odds are provided too.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest we don't have an obvious winner for this clash, but the evidence does point towards the conclusion that Barnsley and Cambridge will score at least a couple of goals between them. That has been the case when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Darrell Clarke or Neil Critchley has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s lately either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.22 equating to approximately a 78% probability.

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 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
46%
1.67
3%
1.75
Draw
24%
4.00
2%
3.90
Cambridge
30%
4.50
10%
4.40
Draw 1-1
11%
7.50
6%
7.00
Barnsley 2-1
9%
8.507.50
Barnsley 1-0
9%
8.00
7%
7.00
Cambridge 2-1
7%
15.0012.00
Barnsley 2-0
7%
8.50
6%
8.00
Cambridge 1-0
7%
13.00
13%
11.00
Draw 2-2
6%
15.00
12%
12.00
Draw 0-0
5%
13.0011.00
Barnsley 3-1
5%
13.0011.00
Cambridge 2-0
4%
23.00
12%
19.00
Barnsley 3-0
4%
13.00
8%
12.00
Barnsley 3-2
3%
23.0017.00
Cambridge 3-1
3%
34.00
17%
23.00
Cambridge 3-2
3%
41.0026.00
Barnsley 4-1
2%
26.00
13%
19.00
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.73
1%
1.70
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
2.08
1%
2.05
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.44-
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.88
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00-
BTTS - Yes
59%
1.75
3%
1.73
BTTS - No
41%
2.00
3%
2.05
BTTS - Home Win
24%
3.403.30
BTTS - Draw
19%
5.004.80
BTTS - Away Win
16%
8.00
11%
7.00
Home/draw
70%
1.18
1%
1.20
Away/draw
54%
2.15
4%
2.05
Home/away
76%
1.221.25
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.221.22
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4.003.80
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2.752.75
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.401.40
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5.504.80
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.141.15
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
11.009.50
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.051.05
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.03
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.0011.00
Home DNB
63%
1.30
4%
1.30
Away DNB
47%
3.40
9%
3.20
Barnsley win to nil
22%
3.00
9%
-
Cambridge win to nil
14%
9.00-
Barnsley / Barnsley
30%
2.62
5%
2.62
Barnsley / Cambridge
3%
34.0026.00
Barnsley / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Barnsley
18%
4.504.50
Draw / Cambridge
9%
9.50
5%
9.00
Draw / Draw
14%
6.005.50
Cambridge / Barnsley
4%
21.0017.00
Cambridge / Cambridge
11%
7.50
12%
6.50
Cambridge / Draw
6%
15.00
12%
13.00
Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 3 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 51 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 18 games at home winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 29 goals at home.

Cambridge are in 23rd position in the League One on 29 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 36 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

36 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 22 games, drawn 8 and won 6. Cambridge have conceded 60 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 16 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 5
May 3
l
 
4-0A
2
Wycombe37201162871 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
3
Wrexham3721882171 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
4
Charlton3719991766 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-1A
5
Stockport37181181965 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-4A
Apr 18
7
Bolton3718613460 
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
8
Reading37161110659 
d
 
2-2F
May 3
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-0A
9
L Orient37175151556 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 18
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
10
Barnsley Home3715715-252 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
11
Blackpool37121510551 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
4-4A
l
 
2-1F
12
Lincoln37131014849 
w
 
4-3F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
16
Exeter3612816-1144 
Apr 1
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
17
Wigan36111015-343 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
6-1A
19
Northampton37101215-1742 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
20
Bristol R3712619-2142 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
21
Burton3781217-1536 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
22
Crawley377921-3230 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
23
Cambridge Away377822-2629 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
-
-
24
Shrewsbury377723-2828 
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-1F
Apr 5
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Barnsley have lost 3 consecutive league games
4
Cambridge have lost 4 consecutive league games
Barnsley 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
1
Lost
11
Cambridge 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 2023
Barnsley
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
2
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
BAR
1
CMU
1
League games at Cambridge since 2022
Cambridge
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
1
8
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
BAR
2
D
1
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 10th Cambridge 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Cambridge will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Barnsley have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-21
Cambridge have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281085/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
27%
better
BAR
CMU
view stats
Games scored28
21
Failed to score9
16
Scored first20
12
Goals scored51
35
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
8%
better
BAR
CMU
view stats
Games conceded31
31
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first16
24
Goals conceded53
61
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3313710
D Keillor-DunnD Keillor-DunnC O'KeeffeC O'Keeffe
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Keeffe DEF347
10
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID33132
2
-
M Gevigney DEF32
4
1
L Connell MID3224
10
-
J Russell MID3162
3
-
S Humphrys FWD3042
3
-
M Roberts DEF293
2
1
J Earl DEF2921
7
-
A Phillips MID2994
2
1
G. Gent DEF251
2
-
D Pines DEF232
5
-
M Watters FWD2352
-
K Nwakali MID181
2
-
B Cotter DEF162
2
-
C McCarthy DEF14
7
-
J Benson MID1211
1
-
N Farrugia MID9
1
-
F Jaló FWD91
3
-
J Smith GLK6
-
D Lembikisa DEF6
-
C Rodrigues FWD5
-
J Gauci GLK4
-
J Lewis FWD1
-
Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34648
J BrophyE KachungaJ BrophyD Andrew
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brophy MID374
5
-
E Kachunga FWD346
7
-
L. Bennett DEF332
5
-
M Morrison DEF321
5
1
D Andrew DEF2813
8
-
J Cousins MID2812
1
-
J Okedina DEF27
2
1
D N'Lundulu FWD2441
2
-
R Loft FWD242
6
-
J Stokes MID2352
2
-
K Smith MID231
6
-
P Digby MID231
7
-
B Njoku FWD231
3
-
K Watts DEF202
2
-
J Gibbons DEF201
4
1
S Kaikai FWD193
3
-
D. Barton MID16
-
Z Rossi DEF15
3
-
E Longelo DEF1412
-
S Lavery FWD1242
2
-
N Bishop GLK9
2
-
B Stevenson MID8
1
-
D Ballard FWD81
-
J Stevens GLK7
1
-
T Richards MID5
-
M Marosi GLK2
-
G Hoddle MID2
-
D Osong FWD2
-