Barnsley FC
Football England - EFL League One Oakwell Stadium Mon 6 Apr 10:00
Plymouth Argyle FC
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

League One Betting Preview: Barnsley vs Plymouth

Barnsley meet Plymouth at Oakwell Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Monday 6 April.

Pilgrims Look Great Value

We’re fairly bullish about the chances of Plymouth when they go up against Barnsley. The visitors looks a value opportunity at +133 on the Full-Time Result market and we anticipate a return.

3-1 Triumph for Barnsley in Last H2H

Barnsley played out a 1-1 draw in their last game. This was away from home at Pirelli Stadium against Burton Albion.

Plymouth Argyle were defeated in their previous game, being beaten at home to Bolton Wanderers by a 2-1 scoreline at Home Park.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Barnsley have claimed victories in the last two encounters against Plymouth. On their travels, a 3-1 win was secured at Home Park and that was preceded by a 3-0 home success at Oakwell Stadium. In the previous 4 H2H matches, we have seen three Barnsley victories and one Plymouth win.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
9 Plymouth logo Plymouth 40 18 5 17 61 56 5 61:56 59
13 Barnsley logo Barnsley 38 13 12 13 60 61 -1 60:61 51
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Barnsley vs Plymouth Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Barnsley vs Plymouth betting tips provide expert coverage of all major angles, including our main match prediction, top player prop picks, correct score recommendation and best bet builder insights.

Match Prediction

We’re confident when it comes to Plymouth landing a victory. It’s looking likely that the away team could have the upper hand in this League One clash and a price of +133 is highly appealing.

A good deal of research goes into our football betting tips. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key League One stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Barnsley vs Plymouth league stats:

  • Plymouth have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Plymouth have won 3 of their last 5 games.
Plymouth to Win Probability

If you go by the top bookies, there’s a 42.9% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 50%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

Looking for Bigger Odds?

If you’re expecting Plymouth to triumph but also anticipate that they’ll achieve a shut-out, then it is logical to wager the bigger price on the Result + Both Teams to Score No market.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Barnsley Barnsley logo 0 - 1 Plymouth logo Plymouth

There could be merit in backing Plymouth to win 1-0. Odds of +750 are available about a correct score bet where a nice potential return is on the cards.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Caleb Watts to Score +265 BetMGM logo

Caleb Watts (Plymouth) has registered three goals in his past five League One away games. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +265 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Plymouth +133
Total Goals Under 2.5 +117
Anytime Goalscorer Caleb Watts +265

It’s great fun to place a bet builder and our picks are Plymouth to succeed, no more than two goals accompanied by Caleb Watts (Plymouth) to score.

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Barnsley vs Plymouth Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Odds Suggest a Close Encounter

The bookies have betting odds of +133 for Plymouth Argyle to win this League One clash, while you could instead opt for Barnsley at +175, with the draw being the third Full-Time Result option at +250.

For those wanting some insurance backing Plymouth, taking the -0.25 Asian Handicap option means a half stake return if it’s a draw. There’s -103 that they manage to beat Barnsley on this market.

There’s a high probability that Over 2.5 Goals will be netted according to the current prices. The Yes pick in the Both Teams to Score market is considered to be the most likely result and it’s trading at -208.

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Aribim Pepple Heads First Goalscorer Market

Aribim Pepple is the First Goalscorer favourite at +400 and there’s an opportunity to back him to find the net anytime at +148.

Player Goals
Aribim Pepple (Plymouth)
First
+148
Anytime
+400
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Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth)
First
+170
Anytime
+450
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David McGoldrick (Barnsley)
First
+188
Anytime
+500
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Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley)
First
+210
Anytime
+525
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Barnsley Have Developed Winless Habit at Home

Barnsley haven’t tasted victory in three consecutive matches at Oakwell Stadium. The Tykes have collected four wins, four draws and two defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Plymouth have managed six victories, two draws and two losses in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 2.10 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Barnsley were 3-0 victors against Plymouth last time out at Oakwell Stadium.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Barnsley logo Barnsley Home Stats 4-4-2 2.90 1.60 1.30 6 4 8 2
Plymouth logo Plymouth Away Stats 6-2-2 2.90 2.10 0.80 6 4 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Barnsley logo Barnsley League Stats
Plymouth logo Plymouth League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Barnsley vs Plymouth Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Barnsley vs Plymouth without reviewing the latest team news. We’ll update you with predicted and confirmed League One lineups plus current injury reports.

Previous Barnsley Lineups

03 Apr League One
Burton 1-1 Barnsley
21 Mar League One
Barnsley 0-1 Doncaster
17 Mar League One
Barnsley 1-1 Wigan
14 Mar League One
Mansfield 2-2 Barnsley
10 Mar League One
Barnsley 1-1 Cardiff
07 Mar League One
Barnsley 2-1 Exeter

Previous Plymouth Lineups

03 Apr League One
Plymouth 1-2 Bolton
21 Mar League One
Plymouth 3-1 Huddersfield
17 Mar League One
Plymouth 1-0 Stevenage
14 Mar League One
Reading 2-2 Plymouth
10 Mar League One
Wigan 0-3 Plymouth
07 Mar League One
Plymouth 2-1 Doncaster
Team Squads

Barnsley Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Conor Hourihane

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Luca Connell 48 M 34 3035 34 0 4 3 11 1
Jack Shepherd 5 D 36 3012 35 2 0 0 7 1
Adam Phillips 8 M 35 2473 25 10 6 4 3 0
Tennai Watson 27 D 34 2386 27 10 0 1 3 0
David McGoldrick 10 F 34 2290 28 8 15 3 2 0

Plymouth Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Tom Cleverley

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Malachi Boateng 19 M 40 3562 40 0 3 7 6 0
Alexander Mitchell 15 D 34 2955 34 1 2 0 6 0
Mathias Ross 2 D 33 2433 26 7 4 1 5 0
Matthew Sorinola 29 D 32 2319 26 6 1 1 11 0
Lorent Tolaj 9 F 27 2258 25 3 14 4 4 1
England FlagLeague One Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 40 26 9 5 75:34 87
2 Cardiff 39 23 8 8 73:41 77
3 Bolton 40 18 15 7 57:40 69
4 Bradford 40 20 8 12 50:44 68
5 Stockport 39 19 9 11 57:48 66
6 Reading 41 16 14 11 61:52 62
7 Stevenage 39 17 10 12 41:38 61
8 Wycombe 41 16 11 14 59:46 59
9 Plymouth 40 18 5 17 61:56 59
10 Huddersfield 40 16 10 14 60:52 58
11 Luton 40 16 10 14 54:50 58
12 Mansfield 38 13 13 12 49:41 52
13 Barnsley 38 13 12 13 60:61 51
14 Peterborough 39 15 5 19 58:54 50
15 Leyton Orient 40 14 8 18 55:62 50
16 Wimbledon 40 14 8 18 49:59 50
17 Doncaster 40 14 8 18 42:61 50
18 Blackpool 41 13 9 19 48:63 48
19 Burton 41 12 11 18 45:56 47
20 Wigan 40 11 13 16 41:54 46
21 Exeter 41 11 10 20 42:53 43
22 Rotherham 39 9 10 20 35:58 37
23 Northampton 40 9 8 23 33:57 35
24 Port Vale 38 7 10 21 29:54 31
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 21 16 4 1 47:16 52
2 Bradford 20 15 3 2 30:14 48
3 Cardiff 20 14 2 4 42:22 44
4 Bolton 19 12 6 1 34:15 42
5 Huddersfield 20 11 7 2 37:19 40
6 Stockport 20 12 4 4 34:22 40
7 Wycombe 20 12 3 5 41:18 39
8 Luton 21 11 6 4 33:22 39
9 Stevenage 19 11 6 2 22:11 39
10 Reading 20 10 7 3 31:22 37
11 Blackpool 21 10 5 6 31:28 35
12 Barnsley 20 9 5 6 36:29 32
13 Wigan 20 9 4 7 19:15 31
14 Mansfield 20 8 6 6 31:21 30
15 Plymouth 21 9 3 9 29:30 30
16 Leyton Orient 19 8 5 6 29:24 29
17 Doncaster 20 8 5 7 25:29 29
18 Wimbledon 19 8 4 7 24:19 28
19 Burton 21 8 4 9 25:27 28
20 Peterborough 18 8 3 7 35:22 27
21 Exeter 20 7 6 7 23:24 27
22 Rotherham 20 6 8 6 22:26 26
23 Northampton 19 6 4 9 19:21 22
24 Port Vale 19 3 7 9 16:23 16