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Barnsley vs Cheltenham — League One 2018

Barnsley
Barnsley
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
3/16/2024League OneLeague One · Round 39Oakwell

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 69+ matches

Barnsley49%
×Draw24%
Cheltenham27%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

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
1.67
Cheltenham
1.16

Barnsley creates 44% more chances

Season form · 119 home / 69 away

creates per match

Barnsley
1.68
Cheltenham
1.01

allows per match

Barnsley
1.30
Cheltenham
1.67

finishing

Barnsley+0.00on par
Cheltenham+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barnsley ↓

Cheltenham →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–17%
0–24%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–010%
1–111%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–110%
2–26%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
54%46%3.5
31%69%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Barnsley or draw
73%
Barnsley or Cheltenham
76%
Draw or Cheltenham
51%

Winning margin

Barnsley wins by 2+
26%
Cheltenham wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Barnsley 1+ goals
81%
Barnsley 2+ goals
50%
Barnsley 3+ goals
23%
Cheltenham 1+ goals
69%
Cheltenham 2+ goals
32%
Cheltenham 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Barnsley (draw refunded)
65%
Cheltenham (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Barnsley at home — creates 1.68, concedes 1.30 · 119 matches

Cheltenham away — creates 1.01, concedes 1.67 · 69 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Barnsley attack 1.68 + Cheltenham defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.67

Cheltenham attack 1.01 + Barnsley defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.16

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 49%?"

Barnsley scores more
49%
level
24%
Cheltenham scores more
27%

Barnsley at 49% 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 49% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Barnsley vs Cheltenham

Barnsley and Cheltenham drew 0-0 in League One on March 16, 2024.

The match was played at Oakwell in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.