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

Oakwell, Barnsley

We’ve League One action to look forward to on Saturday afternoon, as Conor Hourihane and his Barnsley side host Mattew Hamshaw’s Rotherham United at the Oakwell. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible using the tabs below.

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Barnsley's next match is v Doncaster at 15:00 on Saturday 8th November
Rotherham United's next match is v Lincoln at 15:00 on Saturday 8th November
The last English League One meeting between Barnsley and Rotherham was on Saturday 25th October 2025
English League One
October 25th 2025
Barnsley 0
1 Rotherham
 
64' K. Spence
 
BAR
RTH
Shots On
5
2
Shots Off
7
2
Corners
11
3
Possession
68%
32%
Fouls
15
11
Yellow/red cards
4/0
 
BarnsleyRotherham
 
M. Cooper
M. Roberts
J. Shepherd
M. Durand de Gevigney (T. Watson 71')
N. Ogbeta
P. Kelly (J. Russell 79')
J. Bland (C. Vickers 70')
D. Keillor-Dunn
D. McGoldrick
L. Connell
R. Cleary
C. Dawson
(D. Hall 53') J. Rafferty
Z. Jules
A. Martha
J. Baptiste
J. Powell
football iconK. Spence
(S. Raggett 90') S. McWilliams
(S. Nombe 46') J. Benson
(R. James 79') J. Hugill
D. Gore

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
52%
10/1145/1
Draw
23%
5/213/2
Rotherham
25%
11/41/11
Draw 1-1
11%
11/26/1
Barnsley 2-1
10%
15/245/1
Barnsley 1-0
9%
7/113/5
Barnsley 2-0
8%
17/29/1
Rotherham 2-1
6%
12/150/1
Barnsley 3-1
6%
14/1200/1
Rotherham 1-0
6%
11/11/7
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1150/1
Barnsley 3-0
5%
16/128/1
Draw 0-0
5%
10/113/10
Rotherham 2-0
3%
20/112/1
Barnsley 3-2
3%
22/1200/1
Barnsley 4-1
3%
33/1125/1
Rotherham 3-1
2%
28/1200/1
Barnsley 4-0
2%
33/180/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
17/2028/1
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
19/201/1000
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/65/4
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/1016/5
No 1st Goal
3%
10/113/10
BTTS - Yes
58%
7/1011/2
BTTS - No
42%
21/201/11
BTTS - Home Win
27%
11/440/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/26/1
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/140/1
Home/draw
75%
1/46/1
Away/draw
48%
5/61/1000
Home/away
77%
2/71/14
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/44/1
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
11/42/13
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
2/190/1
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/111/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
5/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/81/50
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
12/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/251/50
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/2011/20
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10/113/10
Home DNB
69%
2/52/5
Away DNB
41%
7/413/8
Barnsley win to nil
26%
5/2-
Rotherham win to nil
11%
6/1-
Barnsley / Barnsley
27%
21/1010/1
Barnsley / Rotherham
3%
28/145/1
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/125/1
Draw / Barnsley
17%
4/18/5
Draw / Rotherham
10%
7/117/5
Draw / Draw
14%
9/213/8
Rotherham / Barnsley
4%
22/133/1
Rotherham / Rotherham
14%
5/116/1
Rotherham / Draw
6%
14/128/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 11 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 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Rotherham are in 18th position in the League One on 14 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Rotherham have conceded 15 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stockport14842828 
May 2
Nov 29
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
2
Bradford14761727 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
3
Cardiff138231026 
-
Jan 27
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
4
Stevenage13823726 
Jan 31
-
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
5
Lincoln14743725 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Nov 8
Mar 21
6
AFC Wim14815425 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
7
Bolton14653423 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
Mar 14
Dec 26
8
Mansfield15645522 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Jan 4
l
 
2-1F
9
Northampton15627-220 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
10
Wycombe15546519 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
Nov 29
May 2
11
Huddersfield13616019 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
Dec 20
Mar 7
12
Luton13616019 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Mar 28
Nov 15
13
Barnsley12534118 
-
-
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
14
Reading15465-318 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
Apr 25
Nov 22
15
Rotherham14536-318 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
-
-
16
Doncaster14536-618 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
17
Wigan14455-117 
Mar 17
Jan 1
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
18
L Orient15528-517 
Dec 13
Feb 28
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
19
Exeter14518016 
Mar 7
Dec 20
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
20
Burton14446-516 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
d
 
2-2A
Feb 17
21
Port Vale14347-413 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
22
Plymouth14419-813 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
Feb 28
Dec 13
23
Blackpool14338-912 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Dec 9
Dec 29
24
Peterborough13319-1210 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Jan 1
Mar 17
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Rotherham 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Barnsley have beaten Rotherham in 6 consecutive league meetings
10
Barnsley have not lost to Rotherham in 10 consecutive league meetings
3
Barnsley have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Rotherham
League games at Barnsley since 2001
Barnsley
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
9
2
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
BAR
3
D
2
League games at Rotherham since 2001
Rotherham
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
2 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
3 / 5
BAR
4
D
1
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 11th Rotherham 13th
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 Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Barnsley’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-18
Rotherham have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
19%
better
BAR
RTH
view stats
Games scored8
8
Failed to score3
4
Scored first6
6
Goals scored18
12
Avg. goals scored1.6
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for20
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
BAR
RTH
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
10
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded16
16
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12624
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnL ConnellJ. Bland
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK12
3
-
M Gevigney DEF51
-
J Shepherd DEF11
2
1
M Roberts DEF2
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF111
1
-
J. Bland MID12
4
-
P Kelly MID91
2
-
R Cleary MID82
1
-
L Connell MID1212
3
-
D McGoldrick MID112
2
-
D Keillor-Dunn FWD126
1
-
Subs
K Flavell GLK
-
J Rooney DEF
-
T Watson DEF101
1
-
J Russell MID9
1
-
V. Yoganathan MID7
1
1
C. Vickers FWD1221
-
N Farrugia FWD7
1
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14325
C DawsonS NombeJ BensonZ Jules
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK14
1
-
J Rafferty DEF1211
1
-
Z Jules DEF11
4
1
J. Baptiste DEF91
3
-
A Martha MID12
1
-
S McWilliams MID111
-
K Spence MID81
2
-
D. Gore MID13
3
-
J Powell MID13
1
-
J Benson FWD912
-
J Hugill FWD1321
3
-
Subs
T Cann GLK
-
S Raggett DEF5
2
-
R James DEF132
1
-
D Hall DEF122
2
-
D Yearwood MID7
-
L Kelly MID8
2
-
S Nombe FWD63
-