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League OneSat 31 Oct 15:00 UTCOakwellBarnsley v Oxford United tips
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Oxford UnitedDDWWLOxford arrive with some decent recent results behind them while Barnsley are struggling badly for wins. Both teams share identical match odds of 2.50 which makes the away side worth a small punt.
- Oxford United head into this fixture at Oakwell having collected two wins and two draws from their last five league outings.
- Barnsley are enduring a tough spell of form with three defeats and two draws in their most recent five matches.
- You can back Oxford United away from home at a price of 2.50 which gives us a solid run for our money.
- Oxford United suffered defeat in their most recent league outing which halts the momentum they had been building up.
- Barnsley are playing at home on their own patch at Oakwell where they will be desperate to turn their poor form around.
Both teams leak enough goals in their recent fixtures to suggest that each side might find the back of the net here.
Neither side has shown a consistent knack for heavy scoring lately so we should expect a tight game below three and a half goals.
This is an opinion, not advice. A model wrote it from the form and the prices on this page. It has no team news and it is not a promise of any result. The call settles itself when the game ends, win or lose. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose. How our calls work
Built from: Form from settled results on this site. Prices from the odds feed.
Edge Analysis
The market makes Barnsley the side to beat here at 37%, but only just, so this reads as a close call rather than a mismatch. Our model lands on Oxford United, and it backs that with a 1 unit stake. Oxford arrive with some decent recent results behind them while Barnsley are struggling badly for wins. Both teams share identical match odds of 2.50 which makes the away side worth a small punt.
Barnsley come in poor, winning 30% of 40 on record. 8 of their 21 home games went their way, and the numbers point to a side that scores freely. Right now they are on 1 loss in a row.
Oxford United come in poor, winning 30% of 40 on record. 5 of their 20 away games went their way, and the numbers point to a fairly even scoring record. Right now they are on 2 draws in a row.
The prices turn into 37% for BAR, 25% for the draw and 37% for OXF once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. There is little between the two in the market, so the edge, if there is one, sits in the detail rather than the headline price. Our call sits at 2.50, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.
- Oxford United suffered defeat in their most recent league outing which halts the momentum they had been building up.
- Barnsley are playing at home on their own patch at Oakwell where they will be desperate to turn their poor form around.
We back Oxford United for 1 unit. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.
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Recent Performance
Barnsley40 games on record- Scored61and let in72
- At home8 winsfrom21
- Right now1 loss in a row
Oxford United40 games on record- Scored46and let in50
- On the road5 winsfrom20
- Right now2 draws in a row
Counted from the settled results on this site, newest first. Nothing here is copied from anywhere else, so if a number looks wrong the mistake is ours.