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League One | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
Oakwell Stadium
Northampton Town

Barnsley
2 - 2
Northampton

Watters (26'), Phillips (46')
Earl (62'), Lofthouse (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)
McCarron (73'), Baldwin (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Barnsley and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Barnsley 2-3 Man Utd U21s
Tuesday, August 20 at 7pm in EFL Trophy
Last Game: Northampton 2-1 Exeter
Saturday, August 17 at 3pm in League One

We said: Barnsley 2-1 Northampton Town

While the visitors will be boosted by last week's comeback victory over Exeter City, they face a tougher test on Saturday in a trip to Oakwell. Now up and running under new management with an impressive league victory under their belt, we back Barnsley to put three more points on the board with home advantage. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 41.44%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 33.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.82%) and 2-0 (6.89%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 0-1 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
BarnsleyDrawNorthampton Town
41.44% (-4.608 -4.61) 25.45% (-0.15 -0.15) 33.1% (4.759 4.76)
Both teams to score 55.5% (2.808 2.81)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.71% (2.597 2.6)48.29% (-2.598 -2.6)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.57% (2.332 2.33)70.43% (-2.331 -2.33)
Barnsley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.85% (-1.065 -1.07)23.15% (1.066 1.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.98% (-1.586 -1.59)57.02% (1.586 1.59)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.22% (4.592 4.59)27.78% (-4.592 -4.59)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.64% (5.522 5.52)63.36% (-5.523 -5.52)
Score Analysis
    Barnsley 41.44%
    Northampton Town 33.1%
    Draw 25.45%
BarnsleyDrawNorthampton Town
1-0 @ 9.41% (-1.38 -1.38)
2-1 @ 8.82% (-0.379 -0.38)
2-0 @ 6.89% (-1.27 -1.27)
3-1 @ 4.3% (-0.33 -0.33)
3-0 @ 3.36% (-0.748 -0.75)
3-2 @ 2.76% (0.144 0.14)
4-1 @ 1.57% (-0.175 -0.18)
4-0 @ 1.23% (-0.322 -0.32)
4-2 @ 1.01% (0.022 0.02)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 41.44%
1-1 @ 12.05% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-0 @ 6.43% (-0.718 -0.72)
2-2 @ 5.65% (0.461 0.46)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.194 0.19)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.45%
0-1 @ 8.24% (0.174 0.17)
1-2 @ 7.72% (0.851 0.85)
0-2 @ 5.27% (0.728 0.73)
1-3 @ 3.3% (0.714 0.71)
2-3 @ 2.41% (0.461 0.46)
0-3 @ 2.25% (0.543 0.54)
1-4 @ 1.06% (0.327 0.33)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 33.1%

How you voted: Barnsley vs Northampton

Barnsley
78.6%
Draw
7.1%
Northampton Town
14.3%
14
Head to Head
Apr 27, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 46
Barnsley
1-1
Northampton
Kane (18')
Durand de Gevigney (21'), O'Keeffe (43'), Kane (90+5')
Appere (90+6')
McWilliams (90+5')
Sep 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 9
Northampton
1-2
Barnsley
Appere (90+8')
Styles (4'), Cole (88')
Phillips (12'), O'Keeffe (50'), Lopata (59'), McCart (82')
Aug 9, 2016 7.45pm
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1-2
Northampton
Scowen (21')
Davies (52' og.), O'Toole (114')
Potter (46'), Phillips (75'), O'Toole (81')
rhs 2.0
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20Burton Albion461114214966-1747
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