Barnsley vs Sheffield Utd Prediction & Betting Tips (27 August)

With these two teams go head-to-head at the home Stadium, with Sheffield Utd on the back of a run that has seen them draw four times in five second-tier fixtures of late. Barnsley have also been prone to finishing on level terms themselves recently, sharing the spoils four times in seven EFL Cup matches.

When it comes to their involvement in the EFL Cup home matches containing over 2.5 goals, it would be fair to say that Barnsley are on somewhat of a roll, with 35 consecutive games seeing the net bulge at some point. What’s more, just one of the last 20 Sheffield Utd fixtures at this level has finished goalless, so they are rarely involved in dull contests themselves.

Barnsley ended their season in the EFL Cup with involvement in 11 consecutive home games containing goals at both ends, and this run stretches to 17 of 19 matches over the slightly longer term. As for Sheffield Utd, they have been no strangers to exciting encounters on their second-tier travels, with neither keeper pitching a shutout in 12 of their last 14 trips.