Shrewsbury Town vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on October 26th, 2024

Shrewsbury Town and Barnsley will face each other in a League One game in England on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the Shrewsbury Town vs Barnsley betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Shrewsbury Town vs Barnsley will occur

The game will be played in the small Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium, in the city of Shrewsbury, with a capacity for 9875 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 Shrewsbury 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 2.67 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Shrewsbury Town last match

Shrewsbury Town comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Bristol Rovers, in a match valid for League One, and the match ended 1-0. Coach P. Hurst's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-1-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.15.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Aaron Pierre. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Barnsley last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Barnsley, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Charlton Athletic team with a final score of 2-2.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.50.

Shrewsbury Town vs Barnsley h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in League One, Barnsley was in 4th place while Shrewsbury Town was in the 19th place. Barnsley opened with a 3-1-4-2 arrangement while Shrewsbury Town charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last time these teams met was in a League One themed match that took place on the 13-02-2024 during the 2023/2024 football season, it ended in a 1-1 draw, a competitive one it was.

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

This game will have A. Herczeg fully in charge on the pitch while M. Amphlett alongside R. McIlravey will be supporting from the sideline.

Shrewsbury Town

League One leaderboard now

With 8 points won, Shrewsbury Town is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 9 losses, plus 2 draws.

This means that in the 14th round, the Cambridge United team is closing in at 23rd place, with 1 point separating them.

Shrewsbury Town analysis

At the end of round 13 of League One, Shrewsbury Town collected 13 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the League One, which is not a good omen for this next match.

It appears that Shrewsbury Town is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Over the course of the tournament, Shrewsbury Town recorded an average ball possession of 43.69%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Shrewsbury Town will play against Barnsley, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Shrewsbury Town

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level George Lloyd is the player to highlight. Helping Shrewsbury Town with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Barnsley

League One leaderboard now

Barnsley arrives in this game with 19 points, and in 8th place in the League One, having won 5 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 4 draws.

In the 14th round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Reading which is just above, in the 7th place.

Barnsley analysis

Barnsley shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 13 games has only conceded goals on 18 occasions, and has scored in 19.

As we approach the Regular Season, Barnsley is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.58 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Playing away Barnsley usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws in the League One.

Best goalscorer from Barnsley

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Adam Phillips. Barnsley owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 5 goals in this season.

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

For bettors 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 Shrewsbury Town is George Lloyd, 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.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Shrewsbury Town 0.83 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Barnsley 1.5 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

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.66 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 7.08 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 4.38 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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