AFC Wimbledon vs Barnsley — League One 2018
91% of Barnsley’s matches go over 2.5 goals
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 110+ matches
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Barnsley creates 24% more chances
Season form · 110 home / 118 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over52
- Under48
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes55
- No45
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
AFC Wimbledon ↓
Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
AFC Wimbledon at home — creates 1.15, concedes 1.45 · 110 matches
Barnsley away — creates 1.59, concedes 1.31 · 118 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
AFC Wimbledon attack 1.15 + Barnsley defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.23
Barnsley attack 1.59 + AFC Wimbledon defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.52
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 44%?"
Barnsley at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 44% does not mean "Barnsley will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Insights
Barnsley score first in only 18% of matches
Both teams score in 82% of Barnsley’s matches
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Style Matchup
Similar stylesHead-to-head
4 previous meetings
Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
AFC Wimbledon host Barnsley on Saturday, 28 November 2026 at 15:00. The match is part of the League One 2018/2019 season.
AFC Wimbledon face Barnsley (League One)
League One returns with AFC Wimbledon hosting Barnsley. Match starts November 28, 2026. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
AFC Wimbledon host Barnsley at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.
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