Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

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Barnsley will be seeking to collect back-to-back wins in a reduced League One schedule this Saturday due to the international break as The Tykes head into this upcoming clash with Bristol Rovers on the back of a resounding 3-0 win away from home at Crawley Town last weekend, while Bristol Rovers also registered a useful win last Saturday when The Pirates recorded a 2-0 home win against Cambridge United, and both sides possess seven points to their name so far this season.

Barnsley were dealt a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Mansfield Town on the opening day of the League One season but the Yorkshire hosts have steadied the ship by putting together a three-match unbeaten sequence in subsequent weeks which has produced wins against Lincoln City and Crawley Town in 2-1 and 3-0 wins respectively, both of which were away from home.

In between these two victories Barnsley were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Northampton Town but the hosts are still looking to pick up their first home win of this new English third tier campaign.

Nevertheless, the goals market looks highly attractive here for this upcoming fixture as no fewer than nine out of Barnsley's last 10 games overall in League One have resulted in both teams scoring.

Bristol Rovers have also been dealt just the one defeat in their opening four games of this new League One season which saw the west country club handed a 2-0 defeat away from home at Stockport County but the visitors have also chalked up two wins and a draw as well.

Victories over Northampton Town 1-0 at home and a 2-0 home win against Cambridge United along with a point gained via a 0-0 stalemate on the road at another Yorkshire club, Rotherham United, have resulted in The Pirates picking up a seven-point tally to date this term and their promising start will give Matty Taylor's side plenty of confidence ahead of their long trip up north to take on Barnsley on Saturday afternoon.

However, the bigger picture shows Bristol Rovers have managed to capture just four wins within their previous 14 outings on the road in League One and this sort of form on their travels suggest an away win here at Oakwell may well be beyond the visitors.

Therefore, the goals market looks fairly promising as the visitors have also produced an encouraging start to this new campaign and the added incentive for both sides here is that they could draw level on points with the top three clubs with a win this Saturday.

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers Verdict

Three out of the last five meetings between Barnsley and Bristol Rovers have resulted in both teams scoring.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.90

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50