Finished 1 2 Northampton - Barnsley England League 1 - Sixfields Stadium 
Northampton and Barnsley lock horns in a League One clash on Saturday, September 23. Both teams are enjoying strong starts to the season and both enter this contest high on confidence. To find out more about this game and other predictions check our dedicated League One betting tips page.
Northampton vs Barnsley predictions and betting tips
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Cole to Score Anytime
- Barnsley’s main striker Cole has been red-hot so far – 8 goals in 8 rounds.
- Cole scored in Barnsley’s last 2 away matches.
- Cole also scored in 4 of Barnsley’s last 5 games.
Over 1.5 Barnsley Goals
- Barnsley scored exactly 2 goals in all of their last 5 matches.
- Northampton conceded 2 or more in 2 of their last 4 home games.
- Barnsley scored at least 2 in 3 of their last 4 away league games.
Top betting odds and key stats for Northampton vs Barnsley
Check the best Northampton vs Barnsley odds and useful stats here, on our website:
09/08/16 England EFL Cup EFL Cup Barnsley Northampton 1 2 02/12/23 England League 1 League 1 Portsmouth Northampton 3 0 L 28/11/23 England League 1 League 1 Blackpool Northampton 1 2 W 25/11/23 England League 1 League 1 Cambridge Utd Northampton 1 2 W 21/11/23 England EFL Trophy England Milton Keynes Dons Northampton 3 2 L 11/11/23 England League 1 League 1 Burton Albion Northampton 0 2 W 28/11/23 England League 1 League 1 Wycombe Barnsley 0 1 W 25/11/23 England League 1 League 1 Lincoln City Barnsley 2 2 D 21/11/23 England EFL Trophy England Bradford Barnsley 5 1 L 14/11/23 England FA Cup FA Cup Horsham Barnsley 0 3 W 11/11/23 England League 1 League 1 Derby Barnsley 3 0 L Head to Head
Last Five - Northampton
Last Five - Barnsley
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Northampton odds: 11/5 (3.20) – 31.3% Probability
Draw odds: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8% Probability
Barnsley odds: 5/4 (2.25) – 44.4% Probability
As we can see, the bookies see Barnsley to be the expected winners in this match, with a 44.40% win probability. For more of our football betting tips, you should check out the Under/Over 2.5 Goals market.
Northampton – Barnsley preview: latest form, news, and potential lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Northampton vs Barnsley lineups.
Northampton
Northampton are still finding their feet after promotion and they lack consistency. After achieving three consecutive 1-0 wins they lost 2 in a row. Last weekend were edged 0-1 by Port Vale in a game that could have gone either way.
Scoring goals remains a problem and the emphasis in the displays so far has been on the defence.
Northampton won all of their last 4 matches vs Barnsley. The problem is that the last time the sides met was way back in 2016.
Continue to be missing 5 players due to injuries. Among them are the important defenders Magloire and Koiki.
Predicted Lineup:
Burge (GK), Odimayo, Sherring, Guthrie, Brough, Pinnock, Sowerby, Leonard, Bowie, Hoskins & Appere
Barnsley
Barnsley continue to be the highest-scoring team in the entire division with 18 goals scored in 8 rounds. However, on Tuesday they defended poorly and lost 2-3 vs Portsmouth. Dominated the second half and nearly grabbed a late equaliser but the slow start proved costly.
Won their previous four matches with the same 2-0 scorelines though.
Midfielders Wolfe and Connell remain the only long-term absentees. Defenders Cundy and McCarthy train again but both are not ready to start just yet.
Predicted Lineup:
Roberts (GK), Williams, Lopata, McCart, Russell, Cotter, Cadden, Phillips, Kane, McAtee & Cole
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
