Match analysis
EnglandLeague One
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this League One fixture.
Reyes Cleary🟨Vimal Yoganathan⚽Arley Kay🟨
Owen Moxon🔄Isaac Heath🔄Connor O'Riordan🟨Raees Bangura-Williams🟨Shayne Lavery🟨Ben Knight⚽Dominic Ball🔄Tobi Adeyemo🟨Gassan Ahadme🔄Ben Knight🟨Vimal Yoganathan🔄Royce Brownlie🔄Tobi Adeyemo🔄Shayne Lavery⚽Shayne Lavery🔄Cambridge United beat Barnsley 2-1 on Saturday 17 October in a League One fixture. Barnsley led 1-0 at half-time, so this was a real comeback from Cambridge United. Barnsley had 59% of the ball, and the shot count went 23-13 to Barnsley.
Vimal Yoganathan (41') scored for Barnsley. For Cambridge United, Ben Knight (52') and Shayne Lavery (90+1') were on target.
Anyone on Cambridge United to win and both teams to score was paid out, and all six of our tips won.
2W 3D 5L0.90 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| BarnsleyHome | Rating | Cambridge UnitedAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,439 | Overall | 1,469 |
| 1,465 | Match venue | 1,411 |
| 1,465 | At home | 1,451 |
| 1,506 | Away | 1,411 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,470 | Attack | 1,444 |
| 1,444 | Defence | 1,519 |
| 1,493 | Home attack | 1,426 |
| 1,509 | Away attack | 1,408 |
| 1,444 | Home defence | 1,532 |
| 1,475 | Away defence | 1,501 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,877 | Goal environment | 1,485 |
| 1,717 | Home goals | 1,432 |
| 1,660 | Away goals | 1,553 |
| 1,504 | Possession | 1,500 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,473 | Set-piece attack | 1,529 |
| 1,473 | Set-piece defence | 1,528 |
| 1,470 | Close games | 1,453 |
| 1,420 | Winning margin | 1,470 |
Match venue compares Barnsley at home with Cambridge United away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Barnsley1:1Cambridge United1:1
OracleWonThe pickCambridge United win
There is a quiet truth in football that the young and the restless often overlook: a team's present is always louder than its past. I have watched this game for longer than most of the players have been alive, and I can tell you that the numbers of the now carry more weight than…
Umery UnderdogWonThe pickCambridge United win
There's a little puppy here that the market is sleeping on, and I simply can't help but root for them. Cambridge United travel to Barnsley on 17 October carrying the kind of away record that makes you grin: 8 wins, 9 draws and just 3 losses in their last 20 away games, conceding…
Value VinnyWonThe pickCambridge United win
Barnsley and Cambridge United meet at Barnsley's ground on 17 October, and the form gap between these two sides is hard to ignore. Barnsley have lost their last three matches, scoring just five and conceding 11 in the process, and their last five games have produced 0 wins, 2…
Mr CertaintyWonThe pickBTTS Yes
Barnsley and Cambridge United meet at Barnsley's ground on 17 October in League One, and the single most compelling thread running through both teams' recent output is that neither has failed to score. Barnsley have found the net in all five of their last matches — including a…
The Big "O"WonThe pickBTTS Yes
Right, folks, The Big O is back and I'm telling you upfront: this one's got the smell of goals on it. Barnsley and Cambridge United meet at Barnsley's ground on 17 October, and I'm not here for a 0-0 snooze fest. Life's too short for that. Let's start with the elephant in the…
PajimonWonThe pickCambridge United win
Eish, what a mess Barnsley have been in lately. Three losses in a row, conceding 11 goals in those three games, and not a single win in their last five. They lost 3-4 at home to Leeds United U21 in the EFL Trophy, got smashed 4-1 at Fleetwood, and dropped 3-1 at Stockport…
The head-to-head covers seven games since September 2022, and Barnsley have won three, Cambridge United have taken two and two were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Barnsley vs Cambridge United prediction page.
