Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on January 18th, 2025

Bristol Rovers and Barnsley will be playing against each other on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in a League One football game in England, check the Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley will occur

The game will be played in the small Memorial Stadium stadium, in the city of Seattle, with a capacity for 9832 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

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

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.55 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Bristol Rovers last match

Bristol Rovers comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Ipswich Town, in a match valid for FA Cup, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 3-0. On the field, I. Calderon's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 7.50.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is James Wilson, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

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 3-5-2 formation, faced the Crawley Town team with a final score of 3-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.50.

Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley h2h

When these teams last played against each other in FA Cup, Bristol Rovers ranked 2nd place while Barnsley was in 1st place. Bristol Rovers initiated hostilities with a 4-2-3-1 formation while Barnsley played using a 3-5-2 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for the cup where the Barnsley team was eliminated by Bristol Rovers after a penalty shoot out, after the score remained 0-0 at the end of the extra time.

The Barnsley team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Bristol Rovers its counterpart.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Bristol Rovers

League One leaderboard now

Bristol Rovers joins this game with 25 points, having lost 13 games, winning only 7, and scoring 4 draws. The team ranks in 20th place in the League One and suffers from a negative balance.

In the 27th round, the team has the same points compared to Peterborough United who occupies position 19.

Bristol Rovers analysis

At the end of round 26 of League One, Bristol Rovers collected 22 goals scored and 38 goals conceded.

The Bristol Rovers team comes from a defeat in the FA Cup, and its coach Inigo Calderon wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

his ball possession percentage is 44.46% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Barnsley and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Bristol Rovers

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Promise Omochere. The Attacker has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Bristol Rovers avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Barnsley

League One leaderboard now

The Barnsley team with 42 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 12 wins, 6 draws, and 7 losses.

Which means that, with an advantage of 1 point, the team is ahead the Reading team closing in at the 6th place in the 27th round.

Barnsley analysis

After round 26 of League One we count 39 goals scored by Barnsley and 33 conceded.

Barnsley is in that enviable position as the favorite after they had 4 wins in the League One.

As we approach the Regular Season, Barnsley is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.76 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the League One that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Playing away Barnsley usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the League One.

Barnsley is a more offensive team than Bristol Rovers, having 2335 attacks vs. 2234 from Bristol Rovers, having scored 39 times, in comparison, Bristol Rovers converted into goal 22 times.

Best goalscorer from Barnsley

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Davis Keillor-Dunn. The Midfielder scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Barnsley to achieve victory in several disputes.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Bristol Rovers is Promise Omochere, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Barnsley is Davis Keillor-Dunn, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Bristol Rovers 1.09 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Barnsley 1.58 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 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.44 corners.

Barnsley is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.72 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Barnsley in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.12 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Bristol Rovers 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 once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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