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

Tue 28th Apr, 19:45 BST, Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Conor Hourihane leads his Barnsley troops to the Sixfields Stadium in the League One on Saturday afternoon, with Kevin Nolan's Northampton Town waiting for them. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Northampton 44%	-	-
Draw 24%	-	-
Barnsley 32%	-	-
Draw 1-1 11%	-	-
Northampton 2-1 9%	-	-
Northampton 1-0 9%	-	-
Barnsley 2-1 8%	-	-
Barnsley 1-0 7%	-	-
Northampton 2-0 7%	-	-
Draw 2-2 6%	-	-
Draw 0-0 5%	-	-
Northampton 3-1 5%	-	-
Barnsley 2-0 5%	-	-
Northampton 3-0 4%	-	-
Barnsley 3-1 3%	-	-
Northampton 3-2 3%	-	-
Barnsley 3-2 3%	-	-
Barnsley 3-0 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 56%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 44%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 50%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 47%	-	-
No 1st Goal 3%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 58%	-	-
BTTS - No 42%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 23%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 17%	-	-
Home/draw 68%	-	-
Away/draw 56%	-	-
Home/away 76%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Home DNB 61%	-	-
Away DNB 49%	-	-
Northampton win to nil 21%	-	-
Barnsley win to nil 15%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Northampton have played 41 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

39 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 23 games, drawn 7 and won 9. Northampton have conceded 59 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 16 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Northampton have played 20 games at home, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 10 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 24 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Barnsley lay in 12th place on 54 points in the League One league table having played 40 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Barnsley have conceded 33 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Barnsley have played 19 away games, winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Northampton Barnsley
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Lincoln	42	28	9	5	43	93	l 0-1A	l 4-0A	l 0-2A	l 3-1A
2	Cardiff	41	24	9	8	34	81	l 1-3A	Apr 25	d 1-1A	l 4-0A
3	Bradford	42	21	8	13	6	71	d 0-00-0	l 1-0A	Apr 18	d 2-2A
4	Bolton	42	18	16	8	15	70	w 2-0F	d 0-00-0	d 1-1F	l 3-2A
5	Stockport	40	19	10	11	9	67	d 0-00-0	l 2-1A	May 2	d 1-1F
6	Stevenage	41	19	10	12	5	67	w 3-1F	l 2-0A	w 3-1F	Apr 21
7	Plymouth	42	19	6	17	8	63	May 2	w 0-3F	l 0-3A	w 1-3F
8	Huddersfield	42	17	11	14	9	62	d 1-1F	l 2-0A	w 3-1F	l 2-1F
9	Reading	43	16	14	13	7	62	l 0-2A	l 1-0A	w 3-2F	d 2-2A
10	Luton	41	17	10	14	7	61	l 0-1A	Apr 15	w 5-0F	Apr 25
11	Wycombe	43	16	12	15	12	60	l 1-2A	l 2-0A	l 0-1A	d 2-2F
12	Barnsley	40	14	12	14	-2	54	Apr 28	d 2-2F	-	-
13	Mansfield	40	13	14	13	7	53	w 2-1A	l 4-1A	l 2-3F	d 2-2F
14	Doncaster	42	15	8	19	-21	53	Apr 18	w 1-2A	l 0-1A	w 1-2F
15	Wigan	42	13	13	16	-10	52	l 1-3A	l 3-1A	d 1-1A	d 1-1A
16	Peterborough	41	15	6	20	2	51	d 1-1F	l 2-1A	w 2-1A	w 0-1F
17	Burton	43	13	12	18	-10	51	l 0-2A	l 5-1A	w 3-2A	d 1-1A
18	Blackpool	43	14	9	20	-14	51	w 1-0F	l 2-0A	w 2-1F	l 1-0A
19	L Orient	42	14	8	20	-9	50	l 1-2A	w 0-1F	w 3-2F	w 1-3F
20	AFC Wim	42	14	8	20	-14	50	w 3-1F	l 1-0A	d 3-3F	l 2-0A
21	Exeter	43	12	11	20	-8	47	w 2-0F	d 0-00-0	w 2-1F	l 3-0A
22	Rotherham	41	9	10	22	-26	37	l 1-2F	l 2-1F	l 0-1A	w 1-3F
23	Northampton	41	9	8	24	-26	35	-	-	d 2-2A	Apr 28
24	Port Vale	39	8	10	21	-24	34	l 0-1A	d 0-00-0	l 0-2A	Apr 14

	Promotion
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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Northampton	0 - 2	Burton
Northampton	1 - 1	Peterborough
Northampton	0 - 1	Port Vale
Northampton	1 - 2	L Orient
Northampton	3 - 1	Stevenage
Northampton	0 - 2	Reading
Northampton	1 - 2	Wycombe
Northampton	0 - 0	Stockport
Northampton	3 - 1	AFC Wim
Northampton	1 - 1	Huddersfield
Northampton	1 - 3	Cardiff
Northampton	2 - 1	Mansfield
Northampton	0 - 1	Luton
Northampton	1 - 2	Rotherham
Northampton	2 - 0	Bolton
Northampton	1 - 0	Blackpool
Northampton	2 - 0	Exeter
Northampton	0 - 1	Lincoln
Northampton	0 - 0	Bradford
Northampton	1 - 1	Wigan

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Northampton	1 - 2	Stockport
H	Northampton	0 - 2	Burton
A	Northampton	0 - 1	AFC Wim
H	Northampton	1 - 1	Peterborough
H	Northampton	0 - 1	Port Vale
H	Northampton	1 - 2	L Orient
A	Northampton	0 - 4	Lincoln
A	Northampton	0 - 0	Exeter
H	Northampton	3 - 1	Stevenage
A	Northampton	2 - 2	Barnsley
H	Northampton	0 - 2	Reading
A	Northampton	1 - 2	Rotherham
A	Northampton	0 - 2	Blackpool
H	Northampton	1 - 2	Wycombe
A	Northampton	0 - 0	Bolton
H	Northampton	0 - 0	Stockport
A	Northampton	0 - 2	Huddersfield
A	Northampton	1 - 5	Burton
H	Northampton	3 - 1	AFC Wim
A	Northampton	1 - 2	Peterborough

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield	2 - 2	Barnsley
L Orient	1 - 3	Barnsley
Huddersfield	2 - 1	Barnsley
Bolton	3 - 2	Barnsley
Cardiff	4 - 0	Barnsley
Reading	2 - 2	Barnsley
Wigan	1 - 1	Barnsley
Exeter	3 - 0	Barnsley
Lincoln	3 - 1	Barnsley
Stockport	1 - 1	Barnsley
Doncaster	1 - 2	Barnsley
Bradford	2 - 2	Barnsley
Wycombe	2 - 2	Barnsley
Blackpool	1 - 0	Barnsley
AFC Wim	2 - 0	Barnsley
Peterborough	0 - 1	Barnsley
Plymouth	1 - 3	Barnsley
Reading	2 - 4	Barnsley
L Orient	4 - 3	Barnsley
Birmingham	6 - 2	Barnsley

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

20 / 20

Clean sheets

0 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Wigan
A	Barnsley	2 - 2	Mansfield
H	Barnsley	1 - 1	Cardiff
H	Barnsley	2 - 1	Exeter
H	Barnsley	0 - 1	Wycombe
A	Barnsley	3 - 1	L Orient
A	Barnsley	1 - 2	Huddersfield
H	Barnsley	2 - 1	Peterborough
H	Barnsley	3 - 3	AFC Wim
A	Barnsley	2 - 3	Bolton
H	Barnsley	2 - 2	Northampton
H	Barnsley	3 - 1	Stevenage
A	Barnsley	0 - 4	Cardiff
A	Barnsley	2 - 2	Reading
H	Barnsley	2 - 1	Blackpool
A	Barnsley	1 - 1	Wigan
H	Barnsley	0 - 2	Lincoln
H	Barnsley	2 - 3	Mansfield
A	Barnsley	0 - 3	Exeter
H	Barnsley	3 - 2	L Orient

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Barnsley have not lost to Northampton in 5 consecutive league meetings

Northampton

Barnsley

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

2 / 2

Clean sheets

0 / 2

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FIXTURE HISTORY AT Northampton
		1 - 2		Barnsley
		1 - 2		Barnsley

Barnsley

Northampton

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 3

Clean sheets

0 / 3

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

Northampton Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Barnsley have conceded in each of their last 21 League One matches. A PG of 1.6 for K. Nolan's side suggests that run should continue.

	Northampton 23rd	Barnsley 12th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 20% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 80% probability that Northampton will score 1 or more goals	0 27% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 62% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-19 Northampton have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted	+33 Barnsley have scored 33% more goals when away than predicted
	1.0 average goals scored	1.6 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	2.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

NHT

BAR

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Games scored	23		30
Failed to score	18		10
Scored first	12		19
Goals scored	34		63
Avg. goals scored	0.8		1.6
Avg. shots per game	6		8
Avg. shots per goal	8		5
Conversion rate for	13		19
Avg. XG for	1.1		1.2
KickOff rating		+35%

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Games conceded	31		38
Clean sheets	10		2
Conceded first	24		21
Goals conceded	60		65
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		6
Conversion rate against	15%		18%
Avg. XG against	1.6		1.7
KickOff rating		+16%

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

Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
37	8	5	7
T Taylor	T Eaves	D Campbell	T Taylor

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Taylor MID	39		3	7 -
D Campbell MID	37		5	2 -
S Hoskins FWD	37	5		5 -
N Guinness-Walker DEF	34	2	2	2 -
M Dyche DEF	32	2		2 -
J. Perkins MID	30	1	2	4 1
K Simon-Swyer FWD	30		1	1 -
T Eaves FWD	30	8	1	-
T Fornah MID	29		2	3 -
C McGeehan MID	28	6	1	4 -
E List FWD	28	1		1 -
R Fitzsimons GLK	26			2 -
C McCarthy DEF	25	1	2	4 -
J Burroughs MID	25			2 -
M. Forbes DEF	22	2	1	1 -
J Vale FWD	18			1
M Jacobs FWD	16		1	-
L Burge GLK	15			-
J Willis DEF	15	1		1 -
J Wormleighton DEF	15			2 -
J Guthrie DEF	13	1	1	-
E Moore DEF	13			3 -
K Edwards FWD	13			-
J. Benjamin Evans FWD	11	1		1 -
K. McAdam MID	4		2	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	26	5	8
T Eaves	C McGeehan	D Campbell	T Taylor

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Eaves FWD	8	15	1	2
C McGeehan MID	6	26	1	2
S Hoskins FWD	5	12		2
N Guinness-Walker DEF	2	5	2	2
M Dyche DEF	2	2		2
M. Forbes DEF	2	2	1
J. Perkins MID	1	2	2	1
E List FWD	1	7		2
C McCarthy DEF	1	3	2	3
J Willis DEF	1	1		1
J Guthrie DEF	1	2	1	2
J. Benjamin Evans FWD	1	7		1
T Taylor MID		4	3	8
D Campbell MID		3	5	8
K Simon-Swyer FWD		4	1	1
T Fornah MID		4	2	3
J Vale FWD		1		1
M Jacobs FWD		3	1	2
J Wormleighton DEF		1
E Moore DEF		1
K Edwards FWD		3		1
K. McAdam MID			2	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1498	76	168
D Campbell	D Campbell	D Campbell

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
D Campbell MID	1498	76	168
T Taylor MID	1227	57	167
R Fitzsimons GLK	913	2	20
N Guinness-Walker DEF	855	68	167
M Dyche DEF	713	23	115
C McCarthy DEF	639	34	142
M. Forbes DEF	592	11	129
S Hoskins FWD	564	41	107
J. Perkins MID	525	44	102
C McGeehan MID	490	32	122
L Burge GLK	490	1	8
J Burroughs MID	481	40	97
E Moore DEF	451	10	65
T Fornah MID	404	26	90
J Guthrie DEF	256	10	62
K Simon-Swyer FWD	242	18	85
J Willis DEF	207	9	39
T Eaves FWD	194	6	90
E List FWD	150	21	73
M Jacobs FWD	146	9	34
J Wormleighton DEF	135	24	53
K. McAdam MID	122	11	21
K Edwards FWD	107	8	26
J Vale FWD	104	12	45
J. Benjamin Evans FWD	76	5	17

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
36	15	12	12
J Shepherd	D McGoldrick	R Cleary	L Connell

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J. Bland MID	39		2	9 -
J Shepherd DEF	38			8 1
A Phillips MID	37	7	5	3 -
R Cleary FWD	36	6	12	2 -
T Watson DEF	35		1	3 -
L Connell MID	35	4	3	11 1
D McGoldrick FWD	35	15	3	2 -
P Kelly MID	34	2	5	6 -
V. Yoganathan MID	32	3		5 1
M Gevigney DEF	25		1	3 -
N Ogbeta DEF	23		1	1 -
E O'Connell DEF	19			3 -
O Goodman GLK	18			1 -
C O'Keeffe DEF	17		2	7 -
J Earl DEF	16	1		4 -
S Banks FWD	16	3	4	-
M Roberts DEF	13		1	3 -
T Bradshaw FWD	13	3	2	-
G. Gent DEF	2			1 -
C. Lennon FWD	2	1		-
K Flavell GLK	1			-
T Chirewa MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
15	33	12	12
D McGoldrick	D McGoldrick	R Cleary	R Cleary

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D McGoldrick FWD	15	33	3	2
A Phillips MID	7	17	5	7
R Cleary FWD	6	17	12	12
L Connell MID	4	12	3	8
V. Yoganathan MID	3	4
S Banks FWD	3	9	4	3
T Bradshaw FWD	3	6	2	1
P Kelly MID	2	12	5	5
J Earl DEF	1	1		1
C. Lennon FWD	1	2
J. Bland MID		6	2	5
J Shepherd DEF		1
T Watson DEF		1	1	1
M Gevigney DEF		1	1	3
N Ogbeta DEF		1	1	3
E O'Connell DEF				1
O Goodman GLK				1
C O'Keeffe DEF		3	2	2
M Roberts DEF		2	1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1967	60	224
J Shepherd	T Watson	J Shepherd

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Shepherd DEF	1967	22	224
L Connell MID	1919	59	141
T Watson DEF	1152	60	165
A Phillips MID	1140	25	108
J. Bland MID	1046	56	121
J Earl DEF	945	29	100
E O'Connell DEF	845	18	98
M Gevigney DEF	793	32	137
P Kelly MID	768	55	159
D McGoldrick FWD	639	28	126
O Goodman GLK	581		15
C O'Keeffe DEF	554	30	95
V. Yoganathan MID	517	48	141
N Ogbeta DEF	511	39	78
M Roberts DEF	411	14	75
R Cleary FWD	376	37	114
S Banks FWD	237	16	44
T Bradshaw FWD	130	2	46
G. Gent DEF	43	7	9
K Flavell GLK	30
C. Lennon FWD	13		1
T Chirewa MID	3