Barnsley vs Wigan Prediction, H2H & Stats

England: League Cup · Round of 128

Wigan

LDLWL

40' D. Costelloe

81' C. McGeehan

Saturday, 8 August 2026

Oakwell, Barnsley

R. Eley

Head to head

Last 9 meetings

9games

1Barnsley wins

7Draws

1Wigan wins

1.4Goals per game

56%Both scored

0%Over 2.5

17 Mar 2026League One Barnsley

1 - 1

Wigan

01 Jan 2026League One Wigan

1 - 1

Barnsley

29 Mar 2025League One Wigan

1 - 1

Barnsley

23 Nov 2024League One Barnsley

0 - 1

Wigan

13 Aug 2024League Cup Wigan

1 - 1

Barnsley

01 Jan 2024League One Barnsley

1 - 1

Wigan

26 Aug 2023League One Wigan

0 - 2

Barnsley

11 Jul 2020Championship Barnsley

0 - 0

Wigan

31 Aug 2019Championship Wigan

0 - 0

Barnsley

Top scorers

League Cup

H. Leonard

Peterborough 4goals 0assists 3apps

R. Cleary

Barnsley 3goals 1assists 3apps

T. Barry

Everton 3goals 1assists 2apps

V. Castellanos

West Ham 3goals 0assists 3apps

C. Evans

Fleetwood Town 3goals 0assists 3apps

D. Welbeck

Chelsea 3goals 0assists 2apps

R. Christie

Bournemouth 3goals 0assists 1apps

Y. Salech

Cardiff 3goals 1assists 2apps

J. Bowen

West Ham 2goals 1assists 3apps

J. Strand Larsen

Crystal Palace 2goals 1assists 1apps

Recent form

2 W 2 D 5 L in the last 9

10 Oct 2026League One Stockport County

3 - 1

Barnsley L

06 Oct 2026EFL Trophy Fleetwood Town

4 - 1

Barnsley L

22 Sep 2026EFL Trophy Barnsley

3 - 4

Leeds United U21 L

19 Sep 2026League One Barnsley

1 - 1

Leicester D

15 Sep 2026League Cup Peterborough

3 - 3

Barnsley D

12 Sep 2026League One Plymouth

3 - 0

Barnsley L

05 Sep 2026League One Barnsley

1 - 5

Stevenage L

02 Sep 2026League One Barnsley

2 - 1

Blackpool W

29 Aug 2026League One Leyton Orient

1 - 3

Barnsley W

3 W 1 D 5 L in the last 9

10 Oct 2026League One Stevenage

1 - 0

Wigan L

22 Sep 2026EFL Trophy Wigan

3 - 2

Blackpool W

19 Sep 2026League One Wigan

0 - 1

Wycombe L

12 Sep 2026League One Sheffield Wednesday

0 - 0

Wigan D

05 Sep 2026League One Wigan

0 - 4

Stockport County L

02 Sep 2026League One Wigan

3 - 1

Milton Keynes Dons W

30 Aug 2026League One AFC Wimbledon

1 - 0

Wigan L

22 Aug 2026League One Wigan

0 - 2

Leyton Orient L

18 Aug 2026EFL Trophy Wigan

3 - 2

Aston Villa U21 W

Who wins? Three ways to read it

1 · X · 2

Goal model

44% 27% 30%

Form & stats

10% 45% 45%

Bookmaker odds

39% 27% 34%

Barnsley Draw Wigan

Most likely scores

1-1 12.6%

1-0 11.5%

0-1 9%

2-1 8.8%

0-0 8.2%

2-0 8%

Expected goals: 1.4 Barnsley · 1.1 Wigan

Goal lines

Over 1.5 goals71%

Over 2.5 goals46%

Over 3.5 goals24%

Both teams score50%

Team comparison

Form

Attack

Defence

Goal model

36%

Head to head

64%

44%

Goals

56%

40%

Overall

60%

Barnsley vs Wigan: preview and prediction

Barnsley host Wigan in the England League Cup (Round of 128) on Saturday, 8th August 2026 at 15:00 at Oakwell, Barnsley.

Barnsley are struggling, with 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 games (D-D-L-L-L). Wigan are struggling, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 games (L-D-L-W-L).

In the last 9 meetings, Barnsley won 1, Wigan won 1 and 7 ended level. These games average 1.4 goals, with both teams scoring in 56% and over 2.5 goals in 0%.

Our goal model expects about 1.4 goals for Barnsley and 1.1 for Wigan. It gives Barnsley the edge (44% home win, 27% draw, 30% away win), 46% for over 2.5 goals and 50% for both teams to score. The most likely score is 1-1.

Our pick was Away or Draw at odds of 1.52.

Published by

Udeme Henry

Football Analyst & Predictor · Rarabet