League One forecast and data: Barnsley modest expected to get the better of Cheltenham Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

Match week two of the League One campaign and the teams have done their adjustments after the first fixture. Here's the best Barnsley - Cheltenham Town preview:

This could be an absorbing match with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Barnsley form and stats

Last season, Barnsley's league stats were 6 wins, 12 draws and 28 losses, results that produced 24th place in the Championship. During these 46 matches they scored 33 goals and conceded 73. Appearing as the home team in the former season Barnsley generated 5-7-11 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 29 conceded.

In their previous game, the manager Devaney led his Barnsley to a defeat away at Plymouth Argyle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Oakwell Stadium.

Prior to that, an away loss at West Bromwich Albion in the Championship.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Barnsley handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Barnsley are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Middlesbrough awaits in four days.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Cheltenham Town performed last season in the League One: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 17 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 66 and conceded 80 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 10 and lost 10 with 33/50 goals scored/conceded.

The manager Milton was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Cheltenham suffered a 2-3 loss to Peterborough United (placed 2nd). A huge disappointment for Cheltenham Town in their last match (vs Peterborough United). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat. May has scored for the away team three fixtures in a row. The skill! Midfield player Bonds was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Bonds hit one key pass.

A 2-2 draw at Cambridge United's stadium before that.

Cheltenham Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cheltenham are hosting Exeter City in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
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Barnsley missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 19
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 5
Barnsley Last season Cheltenham Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
6 5   Won W   3 13
12 7   Drew D   10 17
28 11   Lost L   10 16
33 18   Scored S   33 66
73 29   Conceded C   50 80
93% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
74% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 87%
37% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 59%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   52% 43%
9% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 15%
48% 43%   BTTS BTTS   70% 65%
15% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 17%
43% 43%   Failed to Score F T   26% 22%
 
4 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.6
5.7 5.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.5
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 12.1
3.3 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 4.4
22% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 33%
 
12.7 12.3   Shots against (avg) S A   14.2 12.8
4.6 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Peterborough United 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Derby County 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Plymouth Argyle 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

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

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