Barnsley vs Luton Town Prediction & Betting Tips

Luton Town arrive at Oakwell Stadium on Saturday for the Championship game with home side Barnsley.

Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Barnsley v Luton Town can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.

📊 Form Guide

Barnsley DDLWWW 📈

Barnsley, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-0 EFL Cup triumph versus Nottingham Forest.

In that game, Barnsley had 61% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Barnsley was Cauley Woodrow (49'). Nottingham Forest got 6 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Their latest results highlight the fact that much solidity has been shown by the Barnsley backline. The Tykes have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last 6 outings standing at 3. Let’s find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

Luton Town DWDWWW 📈

Luton Town go into this match following on from a 3-1 EFL Cup win vs Norwich City in their last match.

In that game, Luton Town managed 44% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Luton Town was James Collins (79', 83', 90'). On the other side, Norwich City had 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Kieran Dowell (81') was the scorer for Norwich City.

Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, Luton Town have bagged the sum of 11 goals. The Hatters have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. During that period, they’ve had 5 goals go into their own net.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 30/09/2006, neither club has come out on top overall with Barnsley winning 2 of those games, Luton Town 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

A sum of 16 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 8 from The Tykes and 8 coming from The Hatters. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Championship match day 42 on 07/07/2020 when it ended Luton Town 1-1 Barnsley.

On that day, Luton Town managed 38% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Luke Berry (13').

At the other end, Barnsley got 20 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Aapo Halme (84') scored.

The match was refereed by Dean Whitestone.

🗞️ Team News: Barnsley

Barnsley manager Gerhard Struber does not have any fitness worries at all before this clash with a completely injury-free group available to select from.

In all likelihood, The Tykes will probably use a 3-5-2 formation this time, handing starts to Jack Walton, Jordan Williams, Mads Juel Andersen, Michael Sollbauer, Marcel Ritzmaier, Alex Mowatt, Cauley Woodrow, Callum Styles, Kilian Ludewig, Conor Chaplin and Dominik Frieser.

📰 Team News: Luton Town

With a completely healthy group available to select from, Luton Town boss Nathan Jones has no fitness concerns at all coming into this match.

We reckon that The Hatters appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 system, choosing Simon Sluga, James Bree, Sonny Bradley, Matty Pearson, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Luke Berry, Glen Rea, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Harry Cornick, James Collins and Kazenga LuaLua.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Luton Town could find themselves struggling to score against this Barnsley team who will likely score & stay on top.

We’re therefore tipping a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning margin for Barnsley at the end of this one.

Should be a close one.

Renata Leite, 23:14 07/09/2020