Competition: League One
Market: Barnsley win
Odds: 4/5 @ 1xBet
Looking to make it consecutive League One victories on Tuesday night and break into the top-half of the table, Barnsley will welcome Northampton to Yorkshire.
Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways over the weekend and claiming an eye-catching scalp, Barnsley will be confident of making another statement here. Claiming a thrilling 3-1 victory at home against play-off hopefuls Stevenage, Conor Hourihane’s side now have their sights firmly set on finding a route into the top-half of the League One standings. Suffering just a sole defeat from any of their previous five third-tier battles and enjoying what has becometheir most fruitful spell of the 2025/26 campaign, the Tykes should be smelling a real opportunity in Yorkshire. Landing a 2-1 win against Blackpool on January 17th, Barnsley have also secured consecutive victories at Oakwell. Hourihane’s men should also be excited by their most recent showdown against their midweek opponents. Securing another 2-1 victory when they travelled to Sixfields for a League One showdown 12 months ago, the one-time Aston Villa midfielder will be hoping for a repeat outcome in midweek.
As for the visitors, putting in another downbeat display over the weekend as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at home against Reading, Northampton have a major battle on their hands in the race tp keep hold of their League One status in 2026. Opening Tuesday’s showdown sat two points adrift of safety, the pressure is certainly mounting on Kevin Nolan’s shoulders. Including another 2-0 loss away at Blackpool on January 24th, the former West Ham coach has seen his downbeat squad lose all of their previous four consecutive League One battles by an aggregate score of 8-2. It should also be highlighted, Northampton have recorded just a pair of points from any of their last eight third-tier showdowns – a rut that stems back to December 19th. Likewise, hit with that 2-1 loss when they last met Barnsley 12 months ago, we are expecting a similar outcome from Yorkshire on Tuesday night.
Bet: Barnsley 4/5 to beat Northampton Town in Tuesday’s League One matchup @ 1xBet
