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Barnsley v Mansfield Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

the Oakwell crowd welcome Mansfield Town's supporters on Friday afternoon, as Conor Hourihane's Barnsley go head to head with Nigel Clough's team in the League One. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting assigned to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are tailored for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight 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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Barnsley
53%
--
Draw
23%
--
Mansfield
24%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Barnsley 2-1
10%
--
Barnsley 1-0
9%
--
Barnsley 2-0
8%
--
Mansfield 2-1
6%
--
Mansfield 1-0
6%
--
Barnsley 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Barnsley 3-0
5%
--
Mansfield 2-0
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 4-1
3%
--
Mansfield 3-1
2%
--
Barnsley 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
27%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
41%
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Barnsley win to nil
26%
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Mansfield win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 11th 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. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 27 goals to 23 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.

Mansfield are in 16th position in the League One on 23 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Mansfield have conceded 16 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Mansfield
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
-
Jan 27
May 2
l
 
3-0A
2
Bradford18972834 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
Jan 1
Mar 17
3
Lincoln191045734 
Dec 29
l
 
3-1A
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
4
Stockport18954432 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Dec 20
Mar 7
5
Bolton18873931 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
6
Stevenage17944731 
Jan 31
-
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
7
Huddersfield20848228 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
8
Luton19847-128 
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
9
AFC Wim19838-327 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
Feb 28
d
 
0-00-0
10
Wigan19685126 
Mar 17
Jan 1
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
11
Barnsley16745525 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
12
L Orient19748025 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
w
 
4-1F
Feb 14
13
Wycombe19667524 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
14
Northampton18738-124 
-
Mar 28
Mar 21
l
 
2-1F
15
Rotherham19667-324 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
16
Mansfield19658-123 
Dec 26
Mar 14
-
-
17
Reading18576-122 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
Jan 10
d
 
1-1F
18
Burton18648-822 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
19
Doncaster19649-922 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
20
Exeter186210-120 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
21
Peterborough186111-519 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
-
Mar 28
22
Blackpool195410-819 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 17
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
Promotion
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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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley5 - 0Luton
Barnsley0 - 1Rotherham
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Barnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 1Cambridge
Barnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Barnsley4 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
Barnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Barnsley3 - 0Crawley
Barnsley2 - 1Wrexham
Barnsley0 - 4L Orient
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
Mansfield 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff3 - 0Mansfield
Northampton2 - 1Mansfield
Luton0 - 2Mansfield
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Port Vale2 - 1Mansfield
Wycombe2 - 0Mansfield
Lincoln1 - 1Mansfield
Exeter1 - 2Mansfield
Burton2 - 1Mansfield
Birmingham4 - 0Mansfield
Rotherham3 - 3Mansfield
Huddersfield2 - 1Mansfield
Bristol R1 - 2Mansfield
Exeter2 - 0Mansfield
Stevenage1 - 1Mansfield
Burton1 - 1Mansfield
Blackpool3 - 3Mansfield
L Orient3 - 0Mansfield
Shrewsbury2 - 1Mansfield
Cambridge3 - 2Mansfield
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMansfield0 - 1Bolton
AMansfield0 - 3Cardiff
HMansfield1 - 3Huddersfield
AMansfield1 - 2Northampton
HMansfield2 - 0Plymouth
HMansfield1 - 1Wigan
AMansfield2 - 0Luton
AMansfield1 - 1Reading
HMansfield2 - 1Rotherham
AMansfield1 - 2Port Vale
HMansfield1 - 1Stevenage
AMansfield0 - 2Wycombe
AMansfield1 - 1Lincoln
HMansfield4 - 1L Orient
HMansfield2 - 0Blackpool
AMansfield2 - 1Exeter
HMansfield1 - 2Doncaster
AMansfield1 - 2Burton
HMansfield3 - 0Exeter
HMansfield4 - 2Peterborough
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 10th Mansfield 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Mansfield 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
-5
Mansfield’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Mansfield
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
BAR
MAN
1%
better
view stats
Games scored12
15
Failed to score4
3
Scored first9
9
Goals scored27
23
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
1%
better
BAR
MAN
view stats
Games conceded14
15
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded22
24
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.6
KickOff rating
+1%

Barnsley v Mansfield 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
-
Mansfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18523
L RobertsW EvansN Moriah-WelshF Blake-Tracy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Roberts GLK181
-
N Moriah-Welsh MID1812
2
-
W Evans FWD1851
1
-
K Knoyle DEF171
1
-
J. McDonnell MID172
2
-
F Blake-Tracy DEF161
3
-
S McLaughlin DEF1611
3
-
A Lewis MID162
2
-
J Bowery DEF141
2
-
R Sweeney DEF11
1
1
R Oates FWD1131
1
D Dwyer FWD111
1
-
G Maris MID101
1
-
L Reed MID10
-
A Oshilaja DEF91
-
B Cargill DEF911
2
-
R Hendry MID921
-
T Roberts FWD93
1
-
K. McAdam MID8
1
-
J. Gardner FWD81
-
L Bolton DEF61
-
E Hewitt DEF6
-
L Akins FWD4
-