Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Adams Park (24161 seats)

The Wycombe Wanderers & Barnsley managers Bloomfield and Duff are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this highly important match in the higher regions of the League One table.

Insights:
  • Wycombe Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One

There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they had a League One match only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bristol Rovers.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Wycombe Wanderers have managed 10 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 18 games.

Happy days for Wycombe Wanderers in their previous game, a fixture away at Bristol Rovers (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Midfield player McCleary got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, the max score being 10. McCleary hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Burton Albion.

It should be added that a look at the 19 latest league matches shows that 15 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Adams Park with 28 goals in 18 league matches. Wycombe Wanderers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Adams Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Barnsley form and stats

Playing away, Barnsley have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Barnsley as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

Barnsley are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Plymouth Argyle (placed 2nd). Thomas, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.95. Thomas served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.

Before that, Barnsley secured a home win against Portsmouth with the score 3-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sheffield Wednesday in just three days.

Barnsley have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides get together this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Barnsley - Wanderers 0-3. Head to head numbers (for the prior five meetings): Wycombe Wanderers won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Barnsley managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / one. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 3 red cards from the last five encounters.

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
10 goals
Wycombe WanderersL. Wing
L. Wing
8 goals
BarnsleyJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
8 goals

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wycombe Wanderers Barnsley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 17 34
18 10 4 Won W 2 8 20
6 4 0 Drew D 2 5 6
12 4 2 Lost L 2 4 8
50 28 8 Scored S 7 23 55
34 16 5 Conceded C 6 13 29
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 94%
72% 72% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 65% 76%
42% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 50%
17% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 24%
6% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
39% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 41%
44% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 41% 38%
19% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 26%
 
5.3 6.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.2 5.4
6.4 5.6 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.2 4.5
1.7 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
14 15.3 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 11.4 12
4.7 5.3 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.2 3.7
29% 29% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 43% 44%
 
15 13.5 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 9.2 8.6
4.1 3.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 2.5 2.6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
  • Wycombe Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

Barnsley:
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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 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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