Peterborough United vs Barnsley predictions, Sep 15, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

2 weeks ago

English League Cup, on Tuesday, 2:45 pm ET

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In an exciting English League Cup clash on September 15, 2026, Peterborough United will host Barnsley FC at their home ground. Both teams have shown varying recent forms, with Peterborough securing 2 wins in their last 5 outings, while Barnsley has been more consistent, winning 3 of their last 5 matches.

Peterborough United will look to leverage their home advantage, where they have generally been a challenging side to face. Their attacking play has shown promise, but defensive vulnerabilities have occasionally undermined their efforts. Barnsley, on the other hand, comes into this match with a more robust recent performance, exhibiting tactical discipline and a tendency to capitalize on opponents’ mistakes.

The bookmakers have set odds at 2.57 for a home win and 2.67 for an away victory, indicating a relatively even matchup. According to statistical modeling, Peterborough holds a 37.8% chance of victory, while Barnsley is assessed at 34.5%. As both sides prepare for this contest, the outcome remains uncertain, with tactical execution and adaptability likely to be decisive factors in determining the winner.

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Peterborough
42.3%

Draw
26.6%

Barnsley
31.1%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:1

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Betting Odds

1	X	2
2.25	3.60	3.00
2.27	3.6	3.05
2.25	3.45	3.05
2.3	3.65	3.12	Watch and Bet
2.17	3.5	2.95
2.23	3.57	3.04
2.2	3.45	3

Latest Results

05.09.26 Peterborough United – Sheffield Wednesday – 1:2
01.09.26 Peterborough United – Stevenage Borough – 0:0
29.08.26 Blackpool – Peterborough United – 4:0
25.08.26 Watford FC – Peterborough United – 1:5
22.08.26 Peterborough United – Mansfield Town – 2:1

05.09.26 Barnsley FC – Stevenage Borough – 1:5
02.09.26 Barnsley FC – Blackpool – 2:1
29.08.26 Leyton Orient – Barnsley FC – 1:3
25.08.26 Barnsley FC – Crewe Alexandra – 3:2
22.08.26 Doncaster Rovers – Barnsley FC – 0:0

Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Peterborough won 0.

Peterborough has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Barnsley is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Peterborough will hold a modest advantage in this match.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Peterborough won 7 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 23:27. (average 1.2:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Peterborough won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 11:19. (average 1:1.7).

Latest Head To Head

17.02.26 Barnsley FC – Peterborough United – 2:1
06.12.25 Peterborough United – Barnsley FC – 0:1
19.08.25 Peterborough United – Barnsley FC – 0:1
21.04.25 Barnsley FC – Peterborough United – 1:1
29.12.24 Peterborough United – Barnsley FC – 1:3

Standings

Draw

Main

1/64-finals

1	Crystal Palace	Bye
3	Stockport County	Doncaster	1 : 2
4	Middlesbrough	Wrexham	1 : 0
5	Manchester Utd	Bye
8	Bye	Brighton
9	Manchester City	Bye
11	Cardiff	Swindon	3 : 2
12	Norwich	MK Dons	4 : 1
13	Sunderland	Bye
15	Stoke	Oldham	2 : 0
16	Bye	Hull
17	Plymouth	Exeter	2 : 0
18	Bye	Coventry
20	Bye	Aston Villa
21	Chelsea	Bye
22	Gillingham	Luton	0 : 3
23	Nottingham	Bye
24	Bye	Leeds
25	Ipswich	Bye
26	Leicester	Northampton	1 : 0
28	Bye	Arsenal
29	Colchester	Southampton	0 : 2
30	West Ham	Portsmouth	3 : 1
31	Fulham	Bye
32	AFC Wimbledon	Newport	2 : 1
33	Bournemouth	Bye
35	Grimsby	Blackpool	1 : 3
36	Derby	Lincoln	1 : 2
37	Liverpool	Bye
39	Tottenham	Bye
40	Cheltenham	Charlton	1 : 3
41	Cambridge Utd	Barnet	2 : 1
42	QPR	Millwall	1 : 2
43	Newcastle	Bye
44	Rotherham	West Brom	1 : 4
45	Fleetwood	Chesterfield	1 : 0
46	Salford	Shrewsbury	1 : 2
47	Burton	Blackburn	1 : 2
48	Mansfield	Sheffield Utd	0 : 3
49	Preston	Huddersfield	2 : 1
50	Bye	Everton
51	Sheffield Wed	Bolton	1 : 0
52	Wolves	Port Vale	3 : 0
53	Bristol City	Walsall	0 : 1
54	Leyton Orient	Oxford Utd	2 : 0
55	Bradford City	Rochdale	2 : 0
56	Burnley	Notts County	2 : 1
57	Wycombe	Stevenage	1 : 2
58	Bromley	Reading	1 : 2
59	Swansea	Birmingham	0 : 1
60	Bye	Brentford
61	Watford	Crawley	1 : 0
62	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough	0 : 1
63	Barnsley	Wigan	2 : 1
64	Crewe	Accrington	2 : 1

1/32-finals

1	Crystal Palace	Bye
2	Doncaster	Middlesbrough	1 : 3
3	Manchester Utd	Bye
4	Bye	Brighton
5	Manchester City	Bye
6	Cardiff	Norwich	1 : 2
7	Sunderland	Bye
8	Stoke	Hull	1 : 2
9	Plymouth	Coventry	2 : 4
10	Bye	Aston Villa
11	Chelsea	Luton	2 : 0
12	Nottingham	Leeds	0 : 2
13	Ipswich	Leicester	3 : 1
14	Bye	Arsenal
15	Southampton	West Ham	1 : 4
16	Fulham	AFC Wimbledon	3 : 0
17	Bournemouth	Bye
18	Blackpool	Lincoln	1 : 4
19	Liverpool	Bye
20	Tottenham	Charlton	5 : 1
21	Cambridge Utd	Millwall	0 : 1
22	Newcastle	West Brom	3 : 2
23	Fleetwood	Shrewsbury	4 : 0
24	Blackburn	Sheffield Utd	1 : 2
25	Preston	Everton	0 : 4
26	Sheffield Wed	Wolves	0 : 2
27	Walsall	Leyton Orient	0 : 1
28	Bradford City	Burnley	1 : 0
29	Stevenage	Reading	0 : 3
30	Birmingham	Brentford	1 : 6
31	Watford	Peterborough	1 : 5
32	Barnsley	Crewe	3 : 2

1/16-finals

1	Crystal Palace	Middlesbrough	3 : 0
2	Manchester Utd	Brighton
3	Manchester City	Norwich
4	Sunderland	Hull	1 : 0
5	Coventry	Aston Villa
6	Chelsea	Leeds
7	Ipswich	Arsenal
8	West Ham	Fulham
9	Bournemouth	Lincoln	4 : 0
10	Liverpool	Tottenham
11	Millwall	Newcastle	0 : 1
12	Fleetwood	Sheffield Utd
13	Everton	Wolves
14	Leyton Orient	Bradford City	1 : 3
15	Reading	Brentford
16	Peterborough	Barnsley

English League Cup Outrights

1. Arsenal: 5.29 (12.34%)

2. Manchester City: 6.16 (10.6%)

3. Liverpool: 7.62 (8.57%)

4. Manchester United: 8.33 (7.84%)

5. Chelsea: 9.4 (6.95%)

6. Tottenham: 13.25 (4.93%)

7. Aston Villa: 16 (4.08%)

8. Newcastle Utd: 20 (3.27%)

9. Brighton: 28 (2.33%)

10. Everton: 30.75 (2.12%)

11. Brentford: 32 (2.04%)

12. Bournemouth: 34 (1.92%)

13. Leeds: 37.25 (1.75%)

14. Crystal Palace: 39.25 (1.66%)

15. Fulham: 41 (1.59%)

16. Nottingham: 41 (1.59%)

17. Sunderland: 59 (1.11%)

18. Ipswich: 72.75 (0.9%)

19. Coventry: 76.75 (0.85%)

20. Wolves: 91.75 (0.71%)

21. West Ham: 91.75 (0.71%)

22. Lincoln City: 100 (0.65%)

23. Bristol City: 100 (0.65%)

24. Hull City: 100 (0.65%)

25. York City: 100 (0.65%)

26. Shrewsbury: 100 (0.65%)

27. Rotherham: 100 (0.65%)

28. Leicester: 100 (0.65%)

29. Plymouth: 100 (0.65%)

30. Middlesbrough: 100 (0.65%)

31. Millwall: 100 (0.65%)

32. Stockport County: 100 (0.65%)

33. Bradford City: 100 (0.65%)

34. West Brom: 100 (0.65%)

35. Stoke City: 100 (0.65%)

36. Swansea: 100 (0.65%)

37. Portsmouth: 100 (0.65%)

38. Birmingham: 100 (0.65%)

39. Wigan: 100 (0.65%)

40. Burnley: 100 (0.65%)

41. Oxford Utd: 100 (0.65%)

42. QPR: 100 (0.65%)

43. Preston: 100 (0.65%)

44. Charlton: 100 (0.65%)

45. Wrexham: 100 (0.65%)

46. Blackburn: 100 (0.65%)

47. Southampton: 100 (0.65%)

48. Derby: 100 (0.65%)

49. Watford: 100 (0.65%)

50. Cardiff: 100 (0.65%)

51. Bolton: 100 (0.65%)

52. Sheffield Wed: 100 (0.65%)

53. Southend: 100 (0.65%)

54. Norwich: 106.5 (0.61%)

55. Sheffield Utd: 106.5 (0.61%)

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