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

John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

Conor Hourihane leads his Barnsley charges to the John Smith's Stadium in the League One on Saturday afternoon, with Grant Lee's Huddersfield Town waiting for them. Recent form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and the best odds are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We're tipping over 2.5 goals, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Huddersfield Town's next match is v Rotherham at 12:30 on Saturday 7th March
Barnsley's next match is v Exeter at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March
The last English League One meeting between Huddersfield and Barnsley was on Saturday 21st February 2026
English League One
February 21st 2026
Huddersfield 2
1 Barnsley
 
R. Ledson 57'42' D. McGoldrick
R. Hardie 74'
 
HUD
BAR
Shots On
3
3
Shots Off
3
4
Corners
10
7
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
6
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
HuddersfieldBarnsley
 
L. Sørensen
M. Wallace
R. Balker
B. Mumba
R. Ledsonfootball icon
C. Humphreys (D. Kasumu 81')
M. Myers-Harness
L. Nicholls
S. Roughan
W. Alves (R. Hardie 56')
A. May (C. Ashia 73')
O. Goodman
J. Shepherd
(V. Yoganathan 90') C. O'Keeffe
E. O'Connell
A. Phillips
P. Kelly
(T. Bradshaw 66') football iconD. McGoldrick
(J. Bland 80') S. Banks
R. Cleary
L. Connell
(T. Watson 67') G. Gent

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As you can see, our prediction for Saturday's match is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Huddersfield and Barnsley to score 3 goals or more between them during the traditional 90 minutes. 2 goals or fewer would mean a losing bet but, with statistics below suggesting there will be plenty of firepower on the pitch, we think it could well be a winner.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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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 Huddersfield are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Huddersfield
56%
17/2017/20
Draw
21%
11/45/2
Barnsley
22%
14/511/4
Huddersfield 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
10%
6/111/2
Huddersfield 2-0
8%
9/18/1
Huddersfield 1-0
8%
8/113/2
Huddersfield 3-1
7%
12/111/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/110/1
Barnsley 2-1
6%
12/110/1
Huddersfield 3-0
5%
16/112/1
Barnsley 1-0
5%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
4%
12/19/1
Huddersfield 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Huddersfield 4-1
3%
28/120/1
Barnsley 2-0
3%
20/116/1
Huddersfield 4-0
3%
33/122/1
Barnsley 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/63/4
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
23/2019/20
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/1313/20
Away 1st Goal
43%
13/1029/20
No 1st Goal
3%
12/19/1
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/137/10
BTTS - No
40%
6/521/20
BTTS - Home Win
30%
5/25/2
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
13%
11/211/2
Home/draw
78%
1/41/4
Away/draw
44%
10/1117/20
Home/away
79%
1/42/7
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/51/4
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
10/327/10
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
13/815/8
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/94/11
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4/117/4
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/62/15
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
9/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/161/25
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/25
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/19/1
Home DNB
71%
2/52/5
Away DNB
37%
7/47/4
Huddersfield win to nil
26%
5/2-
Barnsley win to nil
9%
7/1-
Huddersfield / Huddersfield
27%
15/819/10
Huddersfield / Barnsley
3%
28/125/1
Huddersfield / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Huddersfield
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Barnsley
10%
15/27/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
Barnsley / Huddersfield
4%
20/118/1
Barnsley / Barnsley
14%
11/25/1
Barnsley / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Huddersfield have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 6 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Huddersfield have outscored their opponents by 53 goals to 49 goals.

Home League Performance

Huddersfield have played 16 games at home winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 31 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Barnsley are in 13th position in the League One on 41 points having played 29 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 5 and won 7. Barnsley have conceded 26 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3522853474 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
2
Cardiff3522673072 
Mar 28
l
 
3-2A
Mar 10
l
 
4-0A
3
Bolton36171361764 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
4
Bradford3518710661 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
5
Stockport3416810456 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
6
Huddersfield36167131055 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
7
Reading3514129754 
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
8
Stevenage3415910354 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
-
9
Wycombe361411111353 
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
10
Plymouth3515416049 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
11
Luton3513814147 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
12
Barnsley3313812047 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-1A
-
-
13
Peterborough3514417146 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
14
AFC Wim3312714-743 
d
 
3-3A
May 2
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
15
Exeter3511915-242 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
16
Mansfield33101112241 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
l
 
2-3F
Mar 14
17
Burton36101016-1240 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
18
Doncaster3411617-2039 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
19
Wigan3491114-1138 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
20
Blackpool3510817-1438 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
21
L Orient3410618-1336 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3F
22
Rotherham359818-1535 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
23
Northampton359818-1635 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Mar 28
24
Port Vale326917-1827 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 14
l
 
0-2A
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Huddersfield 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Barnsley 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Huddersfield since 1997
Huddersfield
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
19
11
Games: Scored
9 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
4 / 13
HUD
7
D
3
BAR
3
League games at Barnsley since 1996
Barnsley
Huddersfield
Goals: Scored
35
18
Games: Scored
13 / 14
14 / 14
Clean sheets
0 / 14
1 / 14
HUD
2
D
3
BAR
9
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Huddersfield Town in their clash with Barnsley, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 24 consecutive League One matches.

Huddersfield 6th Barnsley 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Huddersfield will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Huddersfield’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Barnsley have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Huddersfield
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
2
1.2
Attack rating
12%
better
HUD
BAR
view stats
Games scored28
22
Failed to score5
7
Scored first18
14
Goals scored53
49
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for18
20
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
23%
better
HUD
BAR
view stats
Games conceded23
27
Clean sheets10
2
Conceded first14
15
Goals conceded44
50
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against18%
19%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Huddersfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33568
R LedsonA MayM HarnessR Ledson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Nicholls GLK26
2
-
R Balker DEF201
1
-
M Wallace DEF221
4
-
S Roughan DEF211
1
-
L Sörensen MID3323
3
-
C Humphreys MID101
1
-
R Ledson MID343
8
-
B Mumba MID92
1
-
M Harness FWD3336
8
-
W Alves FWD81
-
A May FWD2853
2
2
Subs
J Alnwick GLK
-
J Feeney DEF19
2
-
D Kasumu MID221
-
A Evans MID2
-
C. Ashia MID1433
4
-
D Charles FWD2525
1
-
R Hardie FWD31
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29121110
J ShepherdD McGoldrickR ClearyL Connell
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Goodman GLK
-
C O'Keeffe DEF112
4
-
E O'Connell DEF11
2
-
J Shepherd DEF30
6
1
G. Gent DEF2
1
-
L Connell MID2843
9
1
A Phillips MID2964
3
-
S Banks MID814
-
P Kelly MID2823
5
-
R Cleary MID28611
2
-
D McGoldrick FWD28122
2
-
Subs
K Flavell GLK
-
M Roberts DEF11
2
-
M Gevigney DEF181
-
T Watson DEF291
2
-
J. Bland MID311
9
-
V. Yoganathan MID242
3
1
T Bradshaw FWD61
-
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