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Peterborough vs Barnsley Prediction - 15 September 2026

League CupEnglandPEN
Peterborough
7-6Pens
AET 3-3
Barnsley

Our pick:Over 1.5 goals

78%Odds 1.30Won

Correct score1-1Alternative2-1

Bookmaker odds

Home2.48price rising, opened at 2.25
Draw4.02price rising, opened at 3.54
Away2.50price falling, opened at 3.08
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Total goals
Over 1.51.13price falling, opened at 1.25
Under 1.55.95price rising, opened at 3.50
Over 2.51.50price falling, opened at 1.85
Under 2.52.61price rising, opened at 1.96
Over 3.52.13price falling, opened at 2.98
Under 3.51.72price rising, opened at 1.33
Both teams to score
Yes1.43price falling, opened at 1.66
No2.82price rising, opened at 2.12
Odd/Even
Odd1.90price rising, opened at 1.85
Even1.90price rising, opened at 1.85
Handicap
Home +01.89
Away +01.91

What is the prediction for Peterborough vs Barnsley?

Our correct score is 1-1, then 2-1. Peterborough are in better form heading into this match.

Methodology

Match highlights

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Match analysis

Peterborough and Barnsley have combined for 3.4 goals a game this season between them, and Superior prices Over 1.5 at 1.3 for their League Cup meeting on 15 September, a 66 percent call. Peterborough have scored five in one match and conceded four in another across their last five games alone.

Peterborough have been in a 5-1 and a 0-4 scoreline already

Peterborough's last five results include a 5-1 win and a 0-4 defeat, either extreme delivering more than enough for this line on its own. Barnsley have scored in three of their own last five and have twice reached three goals in a single match. Combined, both sides are averaging well above the 1.5 mark for this market, and neither has looked capable of a truly tight, low-event ninety minutes recently.

Three of the last four meetings finished 1-0 or narrower

Over 1.5 loses only if this settles at 0-0 or 1-0, and the head-to-head record leans that way more than the current form suggests: two of the last four meetings finished 1-0 and a third ended 0-1, with only one game between them reaching as many as three goals. Peterborough's home form this season has been streaky rather than consistently open, and a cagey cup night between two sides who know each other well is exactly the kind of match where the history repeats rather than the run of goals.

Written by the Superior Football Desk

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After full time

Top five correct scores

  1. 1-18.7%Our score
  2. 2-19.5%Alternative
  3. 1-09.1%
  4. 1-28.7%
  5. 0-18.3%

Top five combined: 44.3%

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Score Matrix

HomePeterboroughxG1.56
AwayBarnsleyxG1.33
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
4.2%
9.1%
6.8%
3.7%
1.5%
0.5%
0.2%
1
8.3%
8.7%
9.5%
4.8%
1.7%
0.6%
0.2%
2
5.6%
8.7%
4.6%
3.3%
1.2%
0.4%
0.1%
3
2.8%
3.7%
2.8%
1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
<0.1%
4
0.9%
1.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
5
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
6+
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%

Goals and BTTS chances

Both teams to score Yes 55.8%44.2% No
Over 1.5 78.4%21.6% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 57.2%42.8% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 32.5%67.5% Under 3.5

Combos

Combos

Peterborough win and over 2.5 goals28.4%
Peterborough win and both teams score22.5%
Barnsley win and over 2.5 goals23.0%
Draw and under 2.5 goals13.0%
Outcome markets
Peterborough or draw63.2%
Barnsley or draw55.6%
Either team wins81.2%
Draw no bet: Peterborough54.7%
Draw no bet: Barnsley45.3%
Peterborough win to nil21.9%
Barnsley win to nil18.1%
Team goals
Peterborough to score77.7%
Barnsley to score73.9%
Peterborough over 1.5 goals45.7%
Barnsley over 1.5 goals40.1%
Peterborough clean sheet26.1%
Barnsley clean sheet22.3%

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Head to Head

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Peterborough
0 - 1
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6 December 2025
Peterborough
0 - 1
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Peterborough vs Barnsley: Head-to-Head History
DateHomeScoreAway
17 February 2026Barnsley2 - 1Peterborough
6 December 2025Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
19 August 2025Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
21 April 2025Barnsley1 - 1Peterborough