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

Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45 BST, STōK Cae Ras, Wrexham

the STōK Cae Ras plays host on Tuesday evening, as Phil Parkinson's Wrexham welcome Darrell Clarke's Barnsley in the League One. All of the key stats for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Wrexham or Barnsley are in the sort of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 75% chance of two goals or more.

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 Wrexham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Wrexham
49%
2.55
16%
2.45
17%
Draw
25%
3.20
6%
3.40
6%
Barnsley
26%
2.70
16%
2.75
15%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.00
8%
6.00
8%
Wrexham 1-0
11%
9.50
12%
8.00
7%
Wrexham 2-1
9%
10.00
11%
8.50
6%
Wrexham 2-0
9%
13.00
18%
11.00
16%
Barnsley 1-0
7%
10.008.50
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
11.009.50
Barnsley 2-1
7%
10.00
17%
9.00
10%
Draw 2-2
5%
12.00
8%
11.00
8%
Wrexham 3-1
5%
21.00
24%
15.00
15%
Wrexham 3-0
5%
26.00
24%
19.00
27%
Barnsley 2-0
4%
15.00
12%
12.00
8%
Wrexham 3-2
3%
26.0019.00
Barnsley 3-1
2%
21.00
19%
17.00
11%
Wrexham 4-1
2%
41.0029.00
12%
Barnsley 3-2
2%
29.00
15%
21.00
9%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
1.85
3%
1.83
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
1.95
3%
1.91
Home 1st Goal
52%
1.83
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.10
9%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11.00-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.67
2%
1.67
3%
BTTS - No
46%
2.10
2%
2.10
5%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
4.75
10%
4.40
10%
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.00
8%
4.20
5%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
5.00
17%
4.80
17%
Home/draw
74%
1.44
6%
1.44
8%
Away/draw
51%
1.50
10%
1.53
10%
Home/away
75%
1.36
5%
1.30
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.25
3%
1.29
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3.75
7%
3.50
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
3.00
8%
3.00
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1.36
2%
1.35
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
6.00
8%
5.50
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1.12
1%
1.12
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
13.0011.00
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.041.03
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.051.05
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
11.009.50
Home DNB
66%
1.80
15%
1.75
14%
Away DNB
44%
1.91
15%
1.95
15%
Wrexham win to nil
26%
4.50
20%
-
Barnsley win to nil
14%
5.00
17%
-
Wrexham / Wrexham
20%
4.00
11%
3.80
15%
Wrexham / Barnsley
3%
26.00
10%
21.00
9%
Wrexham / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Wrexham
14%
6.00
9%
5.75
15%
Draw / Barnsley
13%
6.50
7%
6.00
14%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.504.80
4%
Barnsley / Wrexham
3%
26.00
13%
21.00
11%
Barnsley / Barnsley
18%
4.33
13%
4.33
13%
Barnsley / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
12.00
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Win / draw / win League One table

Wrexham have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table. Wrexham are unbeaten at home after 9 games and have kept 6 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Both Wrexham and Barnsley have scored 26 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Wrexham have played 9 games at home winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Barnsley are in 6th position in the League One on 27 points having played 17 matches so far this season. Barnsley are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Barnsley have conceded 5 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wrexham
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1612221838 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 15
d
 
2-2A
Jan 28
2
Wrexham 1710431534 
-
-
Jan 1
Dec 3
3
Birmingham1510321333 
Jan 23
l
 
3-1F
Dec 7
Apr 5
4
Stockport178631230 
Mar 22
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
5
Huddersfield169251029 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 4
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
6
Barnsley 17764427 
Dec 3
Jan 1
-
-
7
Reading16835227 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 11
d
 
2-2F
May 3
8
Bolton16835-127 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
Dec 26
9
Lincoln17755226 
w
 
1-0F
May 3
Mar 1
w
 
1-2F
10
Mansfield15735324 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 23
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
11
Exeter16727-123 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 29
Apr 1
Dec 14
12
Charlton16646022 
Apr 26
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 4
13
Peterborough16637321 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
Apr 21
Dec 29
14
Bristol R17638-621 
Apr 18
Dec 21
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
15
Wigan16556220 
Dec 29
Apr 12
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
16
Blackpool17557-620 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
17
Stevenage16547-519 
Jan 28
l
 
1-0A
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
18
Northampton17467-418 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
Jan 11
19
Rotherham16457-517 
Mar 8
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
20
Crawley17449-1216 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 1
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
21
L Orient16439-615 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 21
Apr 18
22
Cambridge16349-1113 
Dec 14
Apr 1
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
23
Shrewsbury163211-1311 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 16
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
24
Burton161510-148 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Wrexham have won 3 consecutive home league games
13
Wrexham have not lost in 13 consecutive home league games
4
Wrexham have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive home league games
Wrexham 2ND
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
9
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham1 - 0Lincoln
Wrexham3 - 0Exeter
Wrexham1 - 0Mansfield
Wrexham0 - 0Huddersfield
Wrexham4 - 1Northampton
Wrexham2 - 1Crawley
Wrexham3 - 0Shrewsbury
Wrexham3 - 0Reading
Wrexham3 - 2Wycombe
Wrexham2 - 1Stockport
Wrexham6 - 0Forest Green
Wrexham4 - 1Crawley
Wrexham2 - 0Mansfield
Wrexham0 - 1Tranmere
Wrexham0 - 0Harrogate
Wrexham4 - 0Accrington
Wrexham1 - 0Notts C
Wrexham0 - 1Bradford
Wrexham2 - 0AFC Wim
Wrexham4 - 1Barrow
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWrexham1 - 0Lincoln
HWrexham3 - 0Exeter
AWrexham0 - 1Stockport
HWrexham1 - 0Mansfield
AWrexham2 - 2Charlton
HWrexham0 - 0Huddersfield
AWrexham1 - 0Rotherham
HWrexham4 - 1Northampton
AWrexham0 - 1Stevenage
AWrexham0 - 0L Orient
HWrexham2 - 1Crawley
AWrexham1 - 3Birmingham
HWrexham3 - 0Shrewsbury
AWrexham2 - 0Peterborough
HWrexham3 - 0Reading
AWrexham0 - 0Bolton
HWrexham3 - 2Wycombe
HWrexham2 - 1Stockport
AWrexham3 - 0Crewe
HWrexham6 - 0Forest Green
Barnsley 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge1 - 1Barnsley
Shrewsbury0 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 2Barnsley
Huddersfield2 - 0Barnsley
Burton1 - 2Barnsley
Stevenage3 - 0Barnsley
Crawley0 - 3Barnsley
Lincoln1 - 2Barnsley
Bolton2 - 3Barnsley
Blackpool3 - 2Barnsley
Portsmouth3 - 2Barnsley
Stevenage2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton2 - 1Barnsley
Burton1 - 3Barnsley
Carlisle2 - 3Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 4Barnsley
Fleetwood1 - 2Barnsley
Shrewsbury1 - 1Barnsley
Bolton1 - 1Barnsley
Oxford Utd0 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarnsley2 - 2Reading
HBarnsley0 - 1Wigan
ABarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
HBarnsley2 - 0Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 0Shrewsbury
HBarnsley2 - 2Charlton
ABarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley1 - 1Stockport
ABarnsley2 - 1Burton
ABarnsley0 - 3Stevenage
HBarnsley2 - 1Bristol R
ABarnsley3 - 0Crawley
HBarnsley2 - 2Northampton
ABarnsley2 - 1Lincoln
HBarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
ABarnsley3 - 2Bolton
HBarnsley1 - 3Bolton
HBarnsley1 - 1Northampton
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Goal Statistics
Wrexham 2nd Barnsley 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Wrexham will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Wrexham have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
+18
Barnsley have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
0.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Wrexham
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
WRX
BAR
5%
better
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Games scored12
14
Failed to score5
3
Scored first12
11
Goals scored26
26
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
47%
better
WRX
BAR
view stats
Games conceded7
14
Clean sheets10
3
Conceded first2
6
Goals conceded11
22
Avg. goals conceded0.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded15
6
Conversion rate against7%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+47%

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

Wrexham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17575
G DobsonJ MarriottR BarnettA Cannon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T O'Connor DEF171
2
-
E Lee MID1742
2
-
G Dobson MID172
4
-
J McClean MID1723
4
-
O Palmer FWD1731
3
-
R Barnett MID1617
-
E O'Connell DEF151
3
-
A Okonkwo GLK14
-
A Cannon MID142
5
-
P Mullin FWD141
3
-
M Cleworth DEF1341
-
O Rathbone MID121
3
-
S Revan DEF11
1
-
S Fletcher FWD111
1
-
J Marriott FWD105
-
D Scarr DEF8
3
-
G Evans MID5
-
C Burton GLK3
-
L Brunt DEF3
1
-
J Mendy DEF3
-
M Faal FWD3
-
J Jones MID2
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17546
M GevigneyA PhillipsL ConnellL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts DEF173
2
-
M Gevigney DEF17
3
-
J Earl DEF161
5
-
L Connell MID1624
6
-
C O'Keeffe DEF143
2
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID134
1
-
M Craig MID13
-
A Phillips MID1351
1
-
S Humphrys FWD124
1
-
S Cosgrove FWD1212
1
-
G Slonina GLK11
-
G. Gent DEF11
1
-
D Pines DEF111
3
-
B Cotter DEF112
-
K Lofthouse DEF11
1
-
J Russell MID1121
2
-
M Watters FWD931
-
F Jaló FWD81
3
-
B Killip GLK61
-
J Benson MID6
1
-
A Marsh FWD6
-
K Nwakali MID3
-
C Hourihane MID2
-