Barnsley supporters put their faith in manager Devaney to deliver victory against Bristol Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 16.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

Barnsley fight Bristol Rovers, who have the the best goal difference (+4) away in League One, for kudos and triumph.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have the the best goal difference (+4) away in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Barnsley and Bristol Rovers.

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Barnsley form and stats

The hosts won their first League One game here at Oakwell Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Barnsley last season were 5 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses from 23 games.

Barnsley lost their last game at Derby County (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfielder Benson was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Benson scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 39 successful passes (of 48 total).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Barnsley have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Barnsley as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Wycombe Wanderers are visiting.

Barnsley has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Only one away game in the League One so far for Bristol Rovers and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 9 victories, 7 draws and 7 losses from 23 travels.

The Bristol Rovers goalkeeper James Belshaw is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 181 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Impressive finishing from Marquis secured the home win 1-0 against Oxford United in their previous game. Defender Anderson was the best team player with a rating of 7.41. Anderson won 8 of 15 duels.

We have checked recent matches where Bristol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Portsmouth.

It's early days yet, but Bristol Rovers has scored 4 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Data for the former two meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Barnsley, zero draws and one win for Bristol Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. One of the stars has been Rodman with 2 goals scored against Barnsley in these 2 matches.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
3 goals
BarnsleyJ. Benson
J. Benson
1 goals
BarnsleyL. Thomas
L. Thomas
1 goals

Barnsley missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 1 0 Scored S 4 4 6
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.3 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 12 12 7.7
3 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 4.7
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 15 9.7
2 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 4
33% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 50%
 
10.3 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 3 3 9
3.7 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 1 3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have the the best goal difference (+4) away in League One
Barnsley Last season Bristol Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
6 5   Won W   9 23
12 7   Drew D   7 11
28 11   Lost L   7 12
33 18   Scored S   33 71
73 29   Conceded C   29 49
93% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
74% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 72%
37% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 46%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 26%
9% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 11%
48% 43%   BTTS BTTS   65% 52%
15% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 37%
43% 43%   Failed to Score F T   17% 15%
 
4 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   6 5.5
5.7 5.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.9
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.2
0 0   Red cards R C   4 9
 
10 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.5 13.1
3.3 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 4.7
22% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%
 
12.7 12.3   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 11.9
4.6 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

Barnsley:
England:
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 Ipswich Town 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0

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