The League One match at Oakwell Stadium on Saturday sees home side Barnsley lock horns with Shrewsbury Town.
Our Barnsley v Shrewsbury Town predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Barnsley
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Barnsley will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 League One tied result versus Peterborough United.
The only scorer from Barnsley was Jon Russell (45'). Ricky-Jade Jones (17') was the scorer for Peterborough United.
Fixtures featuring Barnsley have often been absorbing ones of late with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past six clashes, a grand total of 27 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 4.5 goals per game) with 12 of those being chalked up by Barnsley. Such a pattern might not be carried forward into this next game, however.
Leading up to this clash, Barnsley:
- are unbeaten in the league by Shrewsbury Town in their last 6 matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Shrewsbury Town
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Northampton Town in League One competition, Shrewsbury Town will be hoping to turn things around here.
The only name on the scoresheet from Shrewsbury Town was John Marquis (90'). Aaron McGowan (26'), Dara Costelloe (44', 83') and Cameron McGeehan (70') scored for Northampton Town.
The stats tell the story, and Shrewsbury Town have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 10 goals overall. In defence, Shrewsbury Town have been far from perfect.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Shrewsbury Town:
- have not won against Barnsley when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 7 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 19/04/2019 reveals that these fixtures have not been fruitful for Shrewsbury Town. Theyโve not managed to get any wins whatsoever whereas Barnsley have maintained the edge over them, getting wins in 83% of those ties.
14 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 for The Tykes and 3 being from The Shrews. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The last league clash featuring the two was League One match day 14 on 26/10/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Barnsley.
The match was refereed by Adam Herczeg.
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Team News: Barnsley
Marc Roberts (unknown injury), Josh Earl (unknown injury) and Dexter Lembikisa (unknown injury) wonโt be available for Barnsley gaffer Conor Hourihane.
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Prediction
In our view, Barnsley have it within them to get the win and a possible clean sheet when they line up against Shrewsbury Town, who will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet.
Weโre predicting a 2-0 victory for Barnsley at the conclusion of the game.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the 90 min. result market, a win for Barnsley is best priced at 1.53, going for a draw is 4.1 and selecting a victory for Shrewsbury Town will get you 5.5. Those are the top market prices being offered at this very moment.
Renata Leite,
10:19 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Barnsley
Formed: 1887
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium (23,287)
Captain: Luca Connell
Chairman: Neerav Parekh
Manager: Conor Hourihane
Competitions: League One position 12
๐ Star Player: Adam Phillips
Normally taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Adam Phillips was born in Garstang, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Cambridge United in the 2017 - 2018 season, the gifted Midfielder has scored a sum of 9 league goals in this League One 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in 33 appearances.