Exeter City vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 14th, 2024

A football match between Exeter City and Barnsley of the League One will take place in England on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Exeter City vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Exeter City vs Barnsley will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical St James Park stadium, in the city of New Castle, with a capacity for 52350 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Exeter City 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 2.56 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Exeter City last match

In the last match they played, Exeter City collected a defeat. The opposing team was Birmingham City, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-2 - was valid for EFL Trophy. Coach G. Caldwell's disposed his team in a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 5.00 were a sign of it.

Barnsley last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Barnsley, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Birmingham City team with a final score of 1-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.00.

Exeter City vs Barnsley h2h

Exeter City was in 19th place when they last played Barnsley who was 5th place in League One. Exeter City played using the 3-4-2-1 formation while Barnsley responded with a 3-1-4-2 arrangement.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 27-01-2024 in a League One match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 1-2 win for Exeter City.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Exeter City

League One leaderboard now

Exeter City comes into this game ranking in 11th place in the League One. The team has scored 24 points, 7 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws. However, this is a negative balance.

Mansfield Town ranks just above, occupying 10th place in the 20th round, with the same number of points.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the England League One, Exeter City has no high ambitions or relegation concerns. Despite this, they will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Exeter City analysis

After round number 19 in League One, Exeter City has 16 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Having a record of 4 wins versus 3 losses, and 2 draws in comparison to the 3 games they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

Juggling a packed schedule, Exeter City could face challenges in keeping up their performance when playing several games in a short span of time. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely contested game, Exeter City busy schedule could ultimately impact the outcome against Barnsley.

Best goalscorer from Exeter City

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Kami Doyle is the player to highlight. Helping Exeter City with 3 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Barnsley

League One leaderboard now

Barnsley arrives in this game with 27 points, and in 8th place in the League One, having won 7 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 20th round, with the Lincoln City team in hot pursuit at 9th place.

Barnsley analysis

Barnsley shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 19 games has only conceded goals on 25 occasions, and has scored in 27.

As we approach the Regular Season, Barnsley is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.79 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

With a balance of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw in the League One, Barnsley playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Barnsley is a more offensive team than Exeter City, having 1717 attacks vs. 1371 from Exeter City, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Exeter City converted into goal 16 times.

Barnsley may struggle to maintain their level of play when facing a grueling schedule featuring multiple games in quick succession. Despite both teams having odds of over 2 to win, Barnsley busy schedule could play a significant role in the final outcome against Exeter City.

Best goalscorer from Barnsley

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Adam Phillips has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Barnsley with 5 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Exeter City is Kami Doyle, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Barnsley is Adam Phillips, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

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 Exeter City 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Barnsley 1.33 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 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 6.7 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

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 7.11 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 4.11 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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