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Barnsley
EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Oakwell Stadium
Sheffield United logo

Barnsley
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Watters (53')
Durand de Gevigney (27')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Marsh (39')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Barnsley and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Barnsley 2-2 Northampton
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Norwich 1-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Barnsley 1-2 Sheffield United

Goals at both ends of the pitch are almost a guarantee whenever Barnsley are in action, and Tuesday's tie should be no different, especially after their calamitous defensive capitulation at the weekend. Such rearguard deficiencies should be exposed even by a rotated Sheffield United side, who will be made to work for their victory at Oakwell but ought to advance to round three regardless. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 40.27%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 35.79% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.35%) and 0-2 (5.84%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 2-1 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
BarnsleyDrawSheffield United
35.79% (0.038000000000004 0.04) 23.94% (0.0010000000000012 0) 40.27% (-0.044000000000004 -0.04)
Both teams to score 61.54% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.3% (0.0020000000000024 0)40.7% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.91%63.09% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Barnsley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.35% (0.019999999999996 0.02)22.65% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.71% (0.033000000000001 0.03)56.28% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.56% (-0.02000000000001 -0.02)20.43% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.12% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)52.88% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Barnsley 35.79%
    Sheffield United 40.27%
    Draw 23.93%
BarnsleyDrawSheffield United
2-1 @ 8.1% (0.0059999999999985 0.01)
1-0 @ 6.87% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 5.1% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.01% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 3.19% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-0 @ 2.53% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 1.49% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.18% (0.002 0)
4-0 @ 0.94% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.38%
Total : 35.79%
1-1 @ 10.91%
2-2 @ 6.44% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 4.63%
3-3 @ 1.69%
Other @ 0.27%
Total : 23.93%
1-2 @ 8.67% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
0-1 @ 7.35% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 5.84% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-3 @ 4.59% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-3 @ 3.41% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 3.09% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-4 @ 1.82% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-4 @ 1.35% (-0.002 -0)
0-4 @ 1.23% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.94%
Total : 40.27%

How you voted: Barnsley vs Sheff Utd

Barnsley
15.9%
Draw
7.3%
Sheffield United
76.8%
82
Head to Head
Jul 23, 2022 3pm
Club Friendlies
Barnsley
2-1
Sheff Utd
Aitchison (57'), Benson (81')
Cundy (45' og.)
Mar 19, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 39
Sheff Utd
2-0
Barnsley
Berge (54'), Gibbs-White (76')
Gordon (58')

Brittain (72')
Oct 24, 2021 12.30pm
Gameweek 14
Barnsley
2-3
Sheff Utd
Cole (78'), Leya Iseka (82')
Mousset (51', 53'), Osborn (72')
Mousset (53'), Stevens (56')
Jul 27, 2019 12pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Barnsley
1-4
Sheff Utd
McGeehan (54')
Osborn (20'), Robinson (57', 74'), Freeman (89')
Apr 7, 2018 12.15pm
Barnsley
3-2
Sheff Utd
Gardner (25'), McBurnie (74'), Bradshaw (88')
McBurnie (34'), Lindsay (45')
Fleck (57'), Clarke (65')
O'Connell (36'), Brooks (45')
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