EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Oakwell Stadium

Barnsley
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Watters (53')
Durand de Gevigney (27')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Marsh (39')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Barnsley and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Barnsley

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Barnsley 2-2 Northampton
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Sheffield United

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Norwich 1-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 40.27%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 35.79% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.35%) and 0-2 (5.84%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 2-1 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
Barnsley	Draw	Sheffield United
35.79% ( 0.04)	23.94% ( 0)	40.27% ( -0.04)

Both teams to score 61.54% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.3% (

40.7% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.91%

63.09% (

-0)

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.35% (

0.02)

22.65% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.71% (

0.03)

56.28% (

-0.03)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.56% (

-0.02)

20.43% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.12% (

-0.03)

52.88% (

0.03)

Score Analysis

Barnsley 35.79%

Sheffield United 40.27%

Draw 23.93%

Barnsley	Draw	Sheffield United
2-1 @ 8.1% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 6.87% ( 0) 2-0 @ 5.1% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 4.01% ( 0) 3-2 @ 3.19% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.53% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.49% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.18% ( 0) 4-0 @ 0.94% ( 0) Other @ 2.38% Total : 35.79%	1-1 @ 10.91% 2-2 @ 6.44% ( 0) 0-0 @ 4.63% 3-3 @ 1.69% Other @ 0.27% Total : 23.93%	1-2 @ 8.67% ( -0) 0-1 @ 7.35% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.84% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 4.59% ( -0) 2-3 @ 3.41% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.09% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.82% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.35% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.23% ( -0) Other @ 2.94% Total : 40.27%