Barnsley vs Oldham prediction

Barnsley have won none, drawn none and lost two of their two EFL Trophy games so far, scoring 4 and letting in 8. That has them 4th on 0 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, one draw and four defeats, at 2.0 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Aldershot 7-2 at home; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Oxford and a 2-1 defeat away at Reading.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won one of three recently (9 scored, 5 conceded).

So far in the EFL Trophy, Oldham have won two, drawn none and lost none of two, with 5 goals scored and 2 conceded, good for 1st place and 6 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at home; before that came a 1-0 win away at Northampton and a 1-0 defeat at home to Crawley Town.

They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (2 scored, 4 conceded).

There isn't much between Barnsley's home form and Oldham's away form. Six points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Barnsley favourites at 47%, with Oldham on 32% and the draw at 21%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 3.4 in the game: 1.9 for Barnsley and 1.5 for Oldham. Over 2.5 goals is 62% and both teams scoring 61%. When they last met, on 12 Apr 2016, Barnsley won 2-1.