EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 8, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Oakwell Stadium

Barnsley
2 - 3
Tranmere

Kane (45+3'), Marsh (90+8')
Russell (5'), Lopata (35'), Lofthouse (86')

FT
(aet)

Norris (23'), Taylor (47')
Leake (69'), Lewis (90+2')

Tranmere win 7-6 on penalties

Coverage of the EFL Cup First Round clash between Barnsley and Tranmere Rovers.

Form, Standings, Stats

Barnsley

All competitions

Last Game: Barnsley 7-0 Port Vale
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Tranmere Rovers

All competitions

Last Game: Tranmere 1-2 Barrow
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Barnsley win with a probability of 47.33%. A win for Tranmere Rovers had a probability of 27.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (8.52%). The likeliest Tranmere Rovers win was 0-1 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%).

Result
Barnsley	Draw	Tranmere Rovers
47.33% ( -0.02)	25.58% ( 0.01)	27.1% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 51.89% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.49% (

-0.03)

51.51% (

0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.69% (

-0.03)

73.31% (

0.03)

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.23% (

-0.02)

21.77% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.04% (

-0.03)

54.96% (

0.03)

Tranmere Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.33% (

-0.01)

33.67% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.68% (

-0.01)

70.32% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Barnsley 47.32%

Tranmere Rovers 27.1%

Draw 25.57%

Barnsley	Draw	Tranmere Rovers
1-0 @ 11.17% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.27% ( -0) 2-0 @ 8.52% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.71% ( -0) 3-0 @ 4.33% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.57% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.8% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.65% ( -0) 4-2 @ 0.98% ( -0) Other @ 2.32% Total : 47.32%	1-1 @ 12.16% 0-0 @ 7.33% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 5.05% ( -0) 3-3 @ 0.93% ( -0) Other @ 0.1% Total : 25.57%	0-1 @ 7.98% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 6.62% 0-2 @ 4.34% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.4% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.83% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.58% ( 0) Other @ 2.35% Total : 27.1%