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Barnsley vs Northampton: result 2-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 24, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Oakwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Barnsley
2-2
Northampton

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What was the result of Barnsley vs Northampton?

Barnsley and Northampton drew 2-2 on August 24, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 26′M. WattersBarnsley
  • 46′A. PhillipsBarnsley
  • 72′L. McCarronNorthampton
  • 78′J. BaldwinNorthampton

Official lineup for Barnsley vs Northampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Barnsley

3-4-1-2
  1. 36M. Watters
  2. 9S. Cosgrove
  1. 8A. Phillips
  1. 17Georgie Gent
  2. 48L. Connell
  3. 14C. Hourihane
  4. 2B. Cotter
  1. 32J. Earl
  2. 4M. Roberts
  3. 6M. de Gevigney
  1. 1G. Słonina

Northampton

4-4-2
  1. 18C. McGeehan
  2. 39C. Morton
  1. 10M. Pinnock
  2. 24T. Fosu
  3. 30Samy Olivier Chouchane
  4. 7S. Hoskins
  1. 21L. Mbete
  2. 5J. Guthrie
  3. 6J. Willis
  4. 3A. McGowan
  1. 1L. Burge
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barnsley have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Northampton have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Barnsley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2024Manchester United U21(home)2-3EFL Trophy
Aug 17, 2024Lincoln(away)2-1League One
Aug 13, 2024Wigan(away)1-1League Cup
Aug 9, 2024Mansfield Town(home)1-2League One
Aug 6, 2024AS Roma(home)0-4Friendlies Clubs
Northampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2024Exeter City(home)2-1League One
Aug 13, 2024Wycombe(home)0-2League Cup
Aug 10, 2024Bristol Rovers(away)0-1League One
Aug 3, 2024Cheltenham(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 30, 2024King's Lynn Town(away)2-2Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Barnsley win, 1 draw, 1 Northampton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 27, 2024Barnsley 1-1 NorthamptonLeague One
Sep 23, 2023Northampton 1-2 BarnsleyLeague One
Aug 9, 2016Barnsley 1-2 NorthamptonLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Barnsley vs Northampton on Apr 27, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Barnsley score 1.8 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Northampton score 0.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Barnsley1.82.0112/1512/15
Northampton0.91.335/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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19Barnsley82248158

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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