Northampton Town vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on January 11th, 2025

Northampton Town will be playing against Barnsley in a League One football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Northampton Town vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Northampton Town vs Barnsley will occur

The game will be played in the small Sixfields Stadium stadium, in the city of Northampton, with a capacity for 7798 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Northampton Town 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 2.54 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Northampton Town last match

In the last match played, Northampton Town met Burton Albion, in a match valid for the League One. The match ended in a win by 0-1. The coach K. Nolan's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.20.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Sam Hoskins, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Northampton Town.

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.

The odds of 1.50 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Northampton Town vs Barnsley h2h

When these teams last met at League One, Barnsley was 14th place while Northampton Town was in 16th place. Barnsley deployed in a 3-4-1-2 formation while Northampton Town set up a 4-4-2 alignment.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2024/2025 season in a League One themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 2-2 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Barnsley team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Northampton Town team, which won only 1 match.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Northampton Town

League One leaderboard now

Northampton Town joins the match with 26 points. They rank in 18th place in the League One, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 6 games, losing 11, and scoring 8 draws.

The team, in the 26th round, has 1 point over the Peterborough United team in position 19, and 1 point less than that of Wigan Athletic team that is placed in 17th place.

Northampton Town analysis

After round number 25 in League One, Northampton Town has 24 goals scored and 39 conceded.

his ball possession percentage is 42.76% 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 Northampton Town

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Cameron McGeehan. With 7 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Northampton Town team achieving several victories this season.

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 the team is over Reading team who is in the position 6 in the 26th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

Barnsley analysis

We have reached matchday 25 in League One and at the moment Barnsley has made 39 goals and conceded 33.

Barnsley has been in fantastic form lately, winning their last 4 matches after a disappointing loss. They seem to have found their groove and are playing with confidence and flair, which bodes well for their future performances.

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.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the League One.

With a balance of 8 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 Northampton Town, having 2335 attacks vs. 2218 from Northampton Town, having scored 39 times, in comparison, Northampton Town converted into goal 24 times.

Best goalscorer from Barnsley

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Davis Keillor-Dunn. He has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Barnsley come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Northampton Town is Cameron McGeehan, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Barnsley is Davis Keillor-Dunn, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Barnsley scores an average of 1.58 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.16 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

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 4.36 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 Northampton Town 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.

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

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