Mansfield Town vs Barnsley prediction and preview

Mansfield Town vs Barnsley

League One · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · One Call Stadium, Mansfield

Mansfield Town · Barnsley · League One predictions

Mansfield Town host Barnsley in the League One on Saturday 26 December 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at One Call Stadium in Mansfield. Mansfield Town are 11th in the table with 19 points from 13, while Barnsley sit 23rd on 9 points after 12 matches.

Mansfield Town come into the game with a D-L-W-W-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Barnsley's recent sequence reads D-L-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Mansfield Town have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Barnsley average 1.0 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Mansfield Town have 3 wins to Barnsley's 0 across 4 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.8 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 14 Mar 2026, ended Mansfield Town 2-2 Barnsley.