Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the FA Cup match on November 30th, 2024

Barnsley and Bristol Rovers are scheduled to play against each other on November 30th, 2024, Saturday, in a FA Cup match to be held in England, check the Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We now come to the competition stage where the teams that won the first round of the FA Cup will play their second match in the tournament. So it is expected to be a great football match.

The game will be played in the Oakwell Stadium stadium, in the city of Barnsley, with a capacity for 23287 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. Barnsley performance to this stage is 3 goals scored and still 1 against.

On the other hand, Bristol Rovers come this far with 3 scored and 1 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a League One match, on 07-09-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Barnsley team by 2-1.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Barnsley has in its curriculum 1 win of the FA Cup while Bristol Rovers have never won the competition.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that as far as the last 5 matches played are concerned, both present a similarity in the number of victories obtained, with 2 wins.

Barnsley

The team coached by Darrell Clarke must be on the offensive in the match to take advantage of their home ground. As we know, playing at home can make a huge difference in a Cup game, and the team is likely to have an attacking approach, leading to a higher number of corners and shots.

At the moment, in the League One, the Barnsley formation has 7 wins, 4 defeats and 6 draws, thus obtaining a total of 27 points after 17 rounds, ranking them in 6th place. Adding to this data, the Barnsley team goes with a total of 26 goals scored and 22 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the FA Cup, the team of Barnsley faced and beat the team of Port Vale, with a score of 3-1, in a game counting for the 1st Round putting them in the game against Bristol Rovers.

Barnsley come from a draw in the last match. The game against Reading, valid for the League One, ended with a 2-2. The team coached by D. Clarke lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

The crucial point that we need to analyze now is the main objective of all teams, which is to score goals. It's evident that Barnsley, in their two principal domestic competitions (League One and FA Cup), has managed to score a total of 29 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

Alternatively, the Barnsley team's defense and goalkeeping. now adds up to a total of 23 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers may decide to play a more cautious style of football when playing away from home, with the primary goal of securing a draw against their opponent. We all know how challenging it is to score goals away from home, particularly in Cup matches, where the hosts are determined to take advantage of their home field. As a result, we can expect the visitors to score very few goals.

At the moment, in the League One, the Bristol Rovers emblem has 6 wins, 8 defeats and 3 draws, thus obtaining a total of 21 points after 17 rounds, ranking them in 14th place. Also, the Bristol Rovers team goes with a total of 17 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the FA Cup, the team of Bristol Rovers faced and beat the team of Weston-super-Mare, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes played and with a 2-0 win in extra time, in a game counting for the 1st Round putting them in the game against Barnsley.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Bristol Rovers, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Blackpool team with a final score of 0-2.

Now, let's analyze the most critical point that concerns every team's objective, which is to score goals. Bristol Rovers, in both its principal domestic competitions (League One and FA Cup), has successfully scored a total of 20 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

In any case, the Bristol Rovers team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 24 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

The beginning stages of a cup usually feature extremes. This means that we frequently witness matches between teams with significant technical differences or those with comparable abilities. To predict the match's trajectory, it's crucial to consider the division of the national league that each team plays in. This allows us to understand the gap between the two teams' levels and forecast the potential number of goals to be scored.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Corners market betting suggestions

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 8 corners per game.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Barnsley can obtain, on average, a total of 4 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Bristol Rovers is present, this team obtains an average of 12 corners. As the sum of the individual average of corner kicks per match for both teams is higher than 9.5 corners in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result in this selection, as a high number of corner kicks are expected.