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

Fri 8th Nov, 19:15 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Darrell Clarke and Steve Evans take on one another in the League One on Friday evening, as Barnsley face Rotherham United at the Oakwell. The predictions for all the markets are based on 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 for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Barnsley and Rotherham will score at least a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a prediction based on form stats for each side, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 76%. Bookies have it at 1.29.

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 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barnsley
42%
13/10-
Draw
25%
12/5-
Rotherham
33%
2/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Barnsley 1-0
9%
15/2-
Barnsley 2-1
9%
17/2-
Rotherham 1-0
8%
9/1-
Rotherham 2-1
8%
10/1-
Barnsley 2-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Rotherham 2-0
5%
14/1-
Barnsley 3-1
4%
18/1-
Barnsley 3-0
3%
20/1-
Rotherham 3-1
3%
22/1-
Barnsley 3-2
3%
25/1-
Rotherham 3-2
2%
28/1-
Rotherham 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
9/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
9/10-
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10-
BTTS - No
44%
21/20-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
7/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
9/2-
Home/draw
67%
4/11-
Away/draw
58%
4/7-
Home/away
75%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
60%
4/6-
Away DNB
51%
11/10-
Barnsley win to nil
21%
3/1-
Rotherham win to nil
16%
9/2-
Barnsley / Barnsley
22%
11/4-
Barnsley / Rotherham
3%
28/1-
Barnsley / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Barnsley
15%
9/2-
Draw / Rotherham
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Rotherham / Barnsley
3%
25/1-
Rotherham / Rotherham
17%
15/4-
Rotherham / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 13 matches so far this season and lay in 8th 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 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Barnsley have outscored their opponents by 21 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Barnsley have played 6 games at home winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Rotherham are in 14th position in the League One on 17 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Rotherham have conceded 12 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Birmingham129211229 
Dec 7
Apr 5
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
Wycombe128221026 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 28
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
Wrexham137421125 
Jan 1
Dec 3
l
 
0-1A
Mar 8
Mansfield12732624 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
Apr 18
Dec 21
Lincoln13733424 
Mar 1
w
 
1-2F
Dec 3
Jan 1
Bolton13724323 
Apr 12
Dec 26
-
Mar 22
Huddersfield13715722 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
Barnsley Home13643322 
-
-
Feb 22
Nov 8
Reading13715122 
Nov 26
May 3
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
Stockport13562821 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
Dec 29
Apr 12
Exeter12615319 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
Charlton13544119 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 4
Jan 18
d
 
1-1F
Peterborough14536-118 
Apr 21
Dec 29
May 3
d
 
3-3A
Rotherham Away14455-217 
Nov 8
Feb 22
-
-
Stevenage14527-517 
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
Blackpool13445-416 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
Apr 5
Dec 7
Bristol R13517-516 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
Northampton13436-315 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 11
Dec 14
Apr 1
Wigan13355114 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Dec 26
Apr 21
L Orient13328-711 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Mar 4
l
 
1-0A
Cambridge12318-610 
Mar 22
Nov 16
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
Crawley13319-1310 
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
Mar 29
Nov 23
Shrewsbury142210-128 
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Burton12048-124 
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
Win / draw / win form
3
Barnsley have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
5
Barnsley have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Barnsley 8TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Rotherham 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Barnsley have beaten Rotherham in 4 consecutive league meetings
8
Barnsley have not lost to Rotherham in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Barnsley since 2001
Barnsley
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
7
2
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
BAR
2
D
2
League games at Rotherham since 2001
Rotherham
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
2
5
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
BAR
3
D
1
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 8th Rotherham 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Barnsley have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-25
Rotherham have scored 25% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280809/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
39%
better
BAR
RTH
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Games scored11
8
Failed to score2
6
Scored first9
3
Goals scored21
14
Avg. goals scored1.6
1
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
BAR
RTH
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first4
10
Goals conceded18
16
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13545
M GevigneyA PhillipsL ConnellJ Earl
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts DEF133
2
-
M Gevigney DEF13
3
-
L Connell MID1324
4
-
J Earl DEF12
5
-
M Craig MID12
-
G Slonina GLK11
-
B Cotter DEF112
-
C O'Keeffe DEF103
2
-
S Cosgrove FWD1012
1
-
D Pines DEF91
2
-
K Lofthouse DEF9
1
-
A Phillips MID95
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID93
1
-
S Humphrys FWD82
-
G. Gent DEF7
-
J Russell MID711
1
-
F Jaló FWD71
3
-
M Watters FWD731
-
J Benson MID6
1
-
A Marsh FWD6
-
B Killip GLK2
-
C Hourihane MID2
-
K Nwakali MID1
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14434
C HumphreysJ Clarke-HarrisJ PowellM Wilks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Humphreys DEF141
-
J Powell MID143
2
-
S Nombe FWD1432
1
-
J Hugill FWD141
1
-
R James DEF13
2
-
M Wilks FWD133
4
-
J McCart DEF12
2
-
H Odoffin MID121
2
-
C Tiéhi MID122
3
-
J Rafferty DEF111
1
-
J Clarke-Harris FWD1041
1
-
C Bramall DEF9
-
J Holmes MID9
-
J Hungbo FWD8
1
-
C Dawson GLK7
1
-
D Phillips GLK7
-
A MacDonald MID6
1
-
S McWilliams MID6
-
L Kelly MID51
-
D Osong FWD5
-
S Raggett DEF2
1
-
Z Jules DEF2
-