Barnsley vs Cambridge United prediction 22.03.2025 | League One

• Competition: League One
• Date: Saturday, 22nd March, 2025
• Kickoff: 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
• Venue: Oakwell (Barnsley)

Barnsley suffered relegation from the Championship in the 2021/22 season and tried to return in the following two seasons. They secured playoffs both times but failed to come out of it. This year, the Tykes are in a difficult position to reach the playoffs, as they are nine points away from it. They are sitting in 10th place with only 52 points from 37 matches and have lost three in a row. The bookies do not trust them to make it to the playoffs, as they offer odds around 26 for that.

Since they achieved promotion to League One in the 2020/21 season, Cambridge United were constantly in the lower part of the league's table. However, they managed to survive during those three seasons. This season, that seems almost impossible, considering they are in 23rd place with just 29 points from 37 matches. Right now, the safe zone is 13 points away, and the bookies offer odds of 1.01 for them to get relegated.

Barnsley vs Cambridge Utd pick: Under 2.5 goals

Barnsley are in terrible form, having lost three in a row against Mansfield, Blackpool, and Charlton. They scored only one goal despite having more ball possession in all of those matches. However, they struggled to create good goalscoring chances, and we believe they could have similar problems even against Cambridge Utd.

Cambridge are also in terrible form, losing the last four games with one scored goal - 0.25 per game. They generally had offensive issues throughout the season, and because of it, they were under 2.5 goals in almost 60% of their league games.

In the last h2h game, we saw a 1:1 draw in a match without too many chances, as they were combined for 1.7 xG. Considering all the above, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the best option for this League One tie.