Barnsley vs Bradford Predictions

Barnsley can nick it at Oakwell

Barnsley are the best bet to beat Bradford at Oakwell on Saturday. The visitors have lost seven of their last nine away games in League One and Conor Hourihane’s side can take advantage.

Bradford are eight places above Barnsley in the table, with the hosts 12th and the visitors fourth. There have been 121 games between teams in the top half of League One this season, and 61 (50%) have gone the way of the home team, for a profit of 14.90 points to a one-point level stake.

Barnsley have kept clean sheets in four of their last five head-to-heads against Bradford in League One.

They have only lost one of their last seven League One head-to-heads with Bradford.

Barnsley are a potent attacking force, having scored two or more goals in 21 of their 41 League One games this season. They have averaged 1.67 goals a game in their 18 matches against other top-half teams, and that rises to 1.78 goals a game in their nine home games against these sides.

The visitors’ defence has been far from solid of late, with Bradford conceding in each of their last three League One away games and failing to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last nine matches.

A narrow 1-0 win for Barnsley looks the most likely outcome. Five of Bradford’s last seven League One matches have ended with under 2.5 goals and eight of their 13 reverses this season have been by a single goal.

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Edited by Mark Langdon