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Barnsley v Leyton Orient : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

It's a long trek for Richard Wellens's Leyton Orient side on Saturday afternoon, as they make their way to the Oakwell for a League One showdown with Conor Hourihane's Barnsley. For every League One preview, KickOff explores the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Meaningful stats, including head-to-head results, are then published alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

In alignment, our prediction and the odds from the bookies suggest that this League One clash will be on for the neutrals, with at least 3 goals to scored in the match. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their latest form, we're going with the statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point firmly in the direction of on over 2.5 goals top tip.

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 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
52%
23/20
5%
6/5
Draw
22%
13/514/5
6%
L Orient
27%
2/1
3%
2/1
3%
Barnsley 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 1-1
9%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Barnsley 2-0
7%
11/110/1
Barnsley 1-0
7%
9/115/2
6%
Draw 2-2
7%
11/110/1
10%
L Orient 2-1
7%
10/117/2
Barnsley 3-1
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
L Orient 1-0
5%
11/1
8%
17/2
14%
Barnsley 3-0
4%
20/114/1
12%
Barnsley 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Draw 0-0
3%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
L Orient 2-0
3%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Barnsley 4-1
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
L Orient 3-2
3%
25/118/1
L Orient 3-1
3%
22/116/1
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
4/6
1%
13/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
23/20
2%
11/10
5%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/5
4%
4/5
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/1023/20
No 1st Goal
2%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
BTTS - Yes
65%
4/73/5
5%
BTTS - No
35%
5/45/4
5%
BTTS - Home Win
30%
3/1
7%
27/10
3%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
17/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
9/219/5
Home/draw
73%
4/112/5
3%
Away/draw
48%
4/6
3%
4/6
1%
Home/away
78%
2/71/4
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/51/5
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
10/33/1
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
13/813/8
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
4/94/9
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
4/1
11%
18/5
10%
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
1/6
1%
1/6
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
9/18/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/161/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/25
1%
1/40
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
Home DNB
67%
4/78/13
1%
Away DNB
42%
5/423/20
2%
Barnsley win to nil
21%
10/3
8%
-
L Orient win to nil
10%
5/1
8%
-
Barnsley / Barnsley
24%
5/2
3%
23/10
3%
Barnsley / L Orient
3%
25/120/1
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Barnsley
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / L Orient
11%
6/1
7%
11/2
7%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
10%
L Orient / Barnsley
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
L Orient / L Orient
17%
4/118/5
4%
L Orient / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 16 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 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 30 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 9 goals at home.

L Orient are in 12th position in the League One on 25 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 2. L Orient have conceded 14 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
L Orient
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
-
Jan 27
Jan 10
l
 
4-3A
2
Bradford18972834 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
Dec 20
Mar 7
3
Lincoln191045734 
Dec 29
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
4
Stockport18954432 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
5
Bolton18873931 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
d
 
1-1F
Jan 24
6
Stevenage17944731 
Jan 31
-
l
 
2-3F
Jan 4
7
Luton19847-128 
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
8
Huddersfield19838227 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
Apr 6
l
 
3-0A
9
AFC Wim18828-326 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
Jan 1
Mar 17
10
Barnsley16745525 
-
-
Feb 28
Dec 13
11
Wigan18675125 
Mar 17
Jan 1
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
12
L Orient19748025 
Dec 13
Feb 28
-
-
13
Wycombe19667524 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
l
 
4-1A
14
Northampton18738-124 
-
Mar 28
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
15
Rotherham19667-324 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
16
Mansfield18648-122 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Feb 14
l
 
4-1A
17
Reading18576-122 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
18
Burton18648-822 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
May 2
w
 
0-4F
19
Doncaster19649-922 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
Jan 27
20
Exeter186210-120 
Mar 7
Dec 20
w
 
2-1A
Mar 28
21
Peterborough186111-519 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Mar 14
Dec 26
22
Blackpool195410-819 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Jan 31
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
L Orient 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
1
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 2014
Barnsley
L Orient
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
BAR
2
LNO
1
League games at L Orient since 2015
L Orient
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
D
2
LNO
1
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Barnsley in their meeting with Leyton Orient, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 32 consecutive League One games.

Barnsley 10th L Orient 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Barnsley will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that L Orient will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Barnsley’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+19
L Orient have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
L Orient
2
1.4
Attack rating
BAR
LNO
7%
better
view stats
Games scored11
15
Failed to score4
3
Scored first9
8
Goals scored26
29
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for20
19
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
10%
better
BAR
LNO
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets2
5
Conceded first6
10
Goals conceded19
29
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16946
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnR ClearyL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK16
3
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID1691
1
-
L Connell MID1622
6
-
J Shepherd DEF15
2
1
J. Bland MID151
5
-
D McGoldrick FWD152
2
-
T Watson DEF141
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF141
1
-
A Phillips MID1423
-
P Kelly MID1321
2
-
C. Vickers MID1321
-
J Earl DEF121
3
-
R Cleary FWD1234
2
-
V. Yoganathan MID112
2
1
J Russell MID9
1
-
N Farrugia MID9
1
-
M Gevigney DEF81
-
M Roberts DEF5
2
-
J Rooney DEF1
-
L Orient League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18844
D HappeA ConnollyA ConnollyD Happe
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Koroma FWD1932
2
-
D Happe DEF18
4
-
S Clare DEF18
4
-
A Connolly FWD1884
4
-
O Beckles DEF17
2
-
I Mizouni MID154
3
1
T James DEF14
4
-
J Simpson DEF1311
2
-
M Craig MID131
-
J. Moorhouse MID13
-
T Bakinson MID1311
1
-
D Ballard FWD1372
-
O O'Neill FWD1314
2
-
O Adaramola DEF12
2
1
C Wellens MID1222
-
D Mitchell MID11
1
-
T. Simkim GLK10
1
-
K. Cahill GLK91
1
-
D Jaiyesimi FWD71
-
R Edmonds-Green DEF6
-
A Lloyd FWD5
-
S Perkins FWD5
-
Z Obiero MID3
-
J White MID3
-
A Abdulai MID11
4
-