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Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 12th Sep, 15:00 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

Barnsley, led by manager Daniel Stendel, visit Tom Cleverley and his Plymouth Argyle side at the Home Park on Saturday afternoon in the League One. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this betting preview. It's all designed to help you make a smart bet.


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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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Plymouth
40%
--
Draw
25%
--
Barnsley
35%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Plymouth 2-1
9%
--
Plymouth 1-0
8%
--
Barnsley 2-1
8%
--
Barnsley 1-0
8%
--
Plymouth 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Barnsley 2-0
5%
--
Plymouth 3-1
4%
--
Barnsley 3-1
4%
--
Plymouth 3-0
3%
--
Plymouth 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Plymouth win to nil
20%
--
Barnsley win to nil
17%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Blackpool321057 
Apr 17
Sep 19
Sep 2
Feb 9
2
Bradford220036 
Aug 29
Feb 6
Apr 13
Sep 26
3
Huddersfield211034 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Dec 19
Jan 9
4
Luton211014 
Jan 2
Mar 26
Jan 19
Oct 20
5
Cambridge211014 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Oct 17
Jan 16
6
Oxford Utd211014 
Apr 10
Dec 26
Oct 31
Jan 30
7
Burton211014 
Sep 26
Apr 13
Dec 29
Apr 3
8
Bromley211014 
Dec 1
May 8
l
 
0-1A
Mar 6
9
Stockport210113 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 6
Apr 24
Oct 10
10
L Orient210113 
Apr 27
Oct 3
Feb 6
Aug 29
11
MK Dons303003 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Oct 3
Apr 27
12
Mansfield210103 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Mar 29
Dec 26
13
Sheff Wed210103 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Nov 20
Mar 20
14
Peterborough3102-53 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Apr 10
Dec 12
15
Notts C202002 
Mar 29
Dec 12
Jan 1
Mar 26
16
Wycombe202002 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1F
Dec 1
May 8
17
Leicester3021-12 
Feb 9
Sep 1
Sep 19
Apr 17
18
Reading2011-11 
Oct 31
Jan 30
Jan 23
Oct 24
19
Stevenage2011-11 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Sep 5
Feb 13
20
Doncaster2011-11 
Feb 13
Sep 5
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
21
Barnsley2011-11 
Sep 12
Feb 20
-
-
22
Plymouth2011-21 
-
-
Feb 20
Sep 12
23
AFC Wim2011-31 
Oct 10
Apr 24
May 1
Nov 28
24
Wigan2002-30 
May 1
Nov 28
Feb 27
Nov 14
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Plymouth 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth1 - 3Stockport
Plymouth2 - 1Port Vale
Plymouth2 - 2Exeter
Plymouth1 - 2Bolton
Plymouth3 - 1Huddersfield
Plymouth1 - 0Stevenage
Plymouth2 - 1Doncaster
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 4Lincoln
Plymouth1 - 1Mansfield
Plymouth1 - 0Luton
Plymouth3 - 0Burton
Plymouth1 - 1Wycombe
Plymouth1 - 4Reading
Plymouth1 - 0Rotherham
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 3Northampton
Plymouth1 - 2AFC Wim
Plymouth1 - 1Wigan
Plymouth0 - 1Peterborough
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APlymouth1 - 1Wycombe
HPlymouth1 - 3Stockport
APlymouth3 - 2Northampton
HPlymouth2 - 1Port Vale
APlymouth1 - 1Bradford
APlymouth3 - 1AFC Wim
HPlymouth2 - 2Exeter
APlymouth3 - 0Barnsley
HPlymouth1 - 2Bolton
HPlymouth3 - 1Huddersfield
HPlymouth1 - 0Stevenage
APlymouth2 - 2Reading
APlymouth3 - 0Wigan
HPlymouth2 - 1Doncaster
APlymouth0 - 1Rotherham
HPlymouth5 - 2Cardiff
APlymouth3 - 1L Orient
APlymouth4 - 0Blackpool
HPlymouth1 - 4Lincoln
APlymouth1 - 2Stockport
Barnsley 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster0 - 0Barnsley
Northampton0 - 1Barnsley
Luton2 - 1Barnsley
Stevenage1 - 0Barnsley
Port Vale0 - 0Barnsley
Rotherham1 - 3Barnsley
Burton1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 2Barnsley
L Orient1 - 3Barnsley
Huddersfield2 - 1Barnsley
Bolton3 - 2Barnsley
Cardiff4 - 0Barnsley
Reading2 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Exeter3 - 0Barnsley
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Stockport1 - 1Barnsley
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley0 - 0Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Bromley
HBarnsley1 - 3Stockport
ABarnsley1 - 0Northampton
ABarnsley1 - 2Luton
ABarnsley0 - 1Stevenage
HBarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley0 - 0Port Vale
ABarnsley3 - 1Rotherham
HBarnsley0 - 3Plymouth
ABarnsley1 - 1Burton
HBarnsley0 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley1 - 1Wigan
ABarnsley2 - 2Mansfield
HBarnsley1 - 1Cardiff
HBarnsley2 - 1Exeter
HBarnsley0 - 1Wycombe
ABarnsley3 - 1L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 1Peterborough
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Plymouth since 2007
Plymouth
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
8
12
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
PLY
2
D
1
BAR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
1 - 3Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 0
0 - 3Barnsley
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Barnsley
Plymouth3 - 0
2 - 4Barnsley
League games at Barnsley since 2006
Barnsley
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
12
11
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
PLY
2
D
2
BAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
0 - 3Plymouth
Barnsley3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Plymouth
Barnsley2 - 0
Barnsley3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Plymouth Argyle have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 14 consecutive League One outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Barnsley on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been an issue for Barnsley of late. It has been 6 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Plymouth Argyle.

Plymouth 22nd Barnsley 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Plymouth will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Barnsley’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2026/2027 season
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
PLY
BAR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
PLY
BAR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Plymouth League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
M. CooperX AmaechiB IbrahimW Harding
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK2
-
A Mitchell DEF2
-
W Harding DEF2
1
-
A Hartridge DEF2
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF2
1
-
M Ross DEF2
-
H White MID2
-
B Ibrahim MID21
1
-
M Boateng MID2
-
A Pepple FWD2
1
-
X Amaechi FWD21
-
R Curtis FWD2
-
W Evans FWD21
1
-
M Sorinola DEF1
-
C Watts MID1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2001
R. RavenhillC McGeehan 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Ravenhill GLK2
-
A. Kay DEF2
-
S Gale DEF2
-
T. Noslin MID2
-
C McGeehan  MID2
1
-
P Kelly MID2
-
L Connell MID2
-
R Cleary FWD2
-
M Kirk FWD2
1
-
A. Richards FWD2
-
J. Bland MID1
1
-
C. Taylor FWD1
-
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