Oxford United and Barnsley will play on Wednesday, February 01th, 2023 in a League One game to be held in England, check the Oxford United vs Barnsley betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
Stadium and City where Oxford United vs Barnsley will occur
The game takes place in the small The Kassam Stadium stadium, in the city of Oxford, with a capacity for 12500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.
Where to follow the live game
You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.
Introduction to the Oxford United vs Barnsley betting tip 2022/2023
The League One has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.69 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.55 goals per match played.
Oxford United last match
Oxford United in its last official match lost (2-0) against Burton Albion, in a match valid for League One. Coach K. Robinson’s lined up a 4-3-3 formation.
The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.2, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.
This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Sam Long leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team’s attacks.
Barnsley last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Barnsley, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Accrington Stanley team with a final score of 3-1.
Prior to the match the odds were 1.55, making clear the team’s favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.
Oxford United vs Barnsley h2h
Barnsley occupied 3rd place when they went against Oxford United, who was in 21st place, in their last match at League One. Barnsley first went in with a 4-5-1 formation, which was engaged by Oxford United with a 4-2-3-1 deployment.
The last time these teams met was for a League One match, on 29-01-2019, referring to the 2018/2019 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 2-2 draw.
Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?
Oxford United
League One leaderboard now
Oxford United arrives in this game with 35 points in 14th place in the League One, with a negative balance, having lost 11 games in total and won only 9, making a total of 8 draws.
The team, in the 21st round, enjoys an advantage of 1 point against the Charlton Athletic team which is ranked just below, in position 15 and with 1 point less than Port Vale team that is in the 13th place.
Oxford United analysis
At the end of round 20 in League One, Oxford United scored 33 goals and conceded 33 goals.
Best goalscorer from Oxford United
In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Cameron Brannagan so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Oxford United to achieve victorious results this season.
Barnsley
League One leaderboard now
The Barnsley team with 43 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 13 wins, 4 draws, and 8 losses.
This means that in the 21st round, the Peterborough United team is closing in at 7th place, with 2 points difference.
Barnsley analysis
Barnsley after 20 days has put up 33 goals scored, and taken 24, and thus record has a positive goal difference.
The average shooting on goal for the Barnsley team in the league is not the best. There are only 3.52 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.
Best goalscorer from Barnsley
Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Devante Cole. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Barnsley avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.
Bet suggestions for this game:
Goals Top Betting Tips
It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Oxford United is C. Brannagan, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Barnsley is D. Cole, he has scored in 7 opportunities.
Barnsley has conceded 10 away goals in 12 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Barnsley will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-2, something to take into consideration.
A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.
Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Oxford United 1.38 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Barnsley 1.08 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.
Corners Top Betting Tips
A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.43 corners per game.
Cards Top Betting Tips
Oxford United has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 20 rounds, while Barnsley has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.35 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the ‘Over 4.5 cards’ option in this duel.
On the Oxford United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Barnsley who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.
This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.
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Oxford United vs Barnsley betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on February 01th, 2023, Wednesday.
The match will take place at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford.
The last time these teams faced each other was in League One match, referring to the 2018/2019 season, and ended with a 2-2 draw.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 75-90 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!
