League One news and pre-match guide: Barnsley modest favourite to top Bolton Wanderers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Fri 19.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers are both thriving in the League One with their 4th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a wonderful fixture!

Insights:
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (18) in League One

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Barnsley form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Oakwell Stadium as Barnsley have scored 45 goals to get 49 points from 23 games. The overall stats in the League One are 16-1-6 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Barnsley, their manager Duff and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

An away draw last time out for Barnsley, facing Bolton Wanderers in a game that ended 1-1. Defender Thomas got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Thomas won 5 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Peterborough United with the scoreline 0-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Barnsley handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Barnsley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Oakwell Stadium with 45 goals in 23 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Barnsley's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 9 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats.

There were no winners in Bolton Wanderers's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Barnsley. Attacker Charles got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Charles scored one goal.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Bristol Rovers.

Bolton Wanderers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

A tale of few goals? 11 of this club's most recent 12 league rounds have seen two goals or less.

Bolton Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 23 league away games 30 goals have been scored.

Head 2 Head

Bolton Wanderers - Barnsley 1-1 was the score in these sides' last head to head match, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Barnsley victory, four draws and five Bolton Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersD. Charles
D. Charles
17 goals
BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
15 goals
BarnsleyJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
12 goals

Barnsley missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
47 23 6 Played P 6 23 47
26 16 4 Won W 1 9 23
9 1 0 Drew D 2 7 13
12 6 2 Lost L 3 7 11
81 45 14 Scored S 9 30 63
48 24 9 Conceded C 9 23 37
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 87%
79% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 65% 64%
53% 61% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 34%
28% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 17%
11% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 11%
45% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 48% 38%
36% 35% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 35% 47%
26% 26% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 30% 28%
 
5.3 5.4 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.6 5.6
4.6 4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5 4.6
2 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.7
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.9 13.1 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 11.7 11.5
4.2 4.6 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.4
41% 42% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 40%
 
9 8.5 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 12.3 11.3
2.9 3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.3 3.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (3) in League One
  • Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (18) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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