Peterborough United vs BarnseyPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Peterborough reach this cup round from a difficult spell: a 1-2 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, before that a goalless draw at home with Stevenage and further back a 0-4 loss at Blackpool. Earlier the picture was different, with a 5-1 win at Watford and a 2-1 at home to Mansfield Town. Barnsley have just been beaten 1-5 at home by Stevenage, but before that they had won three in a row: 2-1 against Blackpool in front of their own crowd, 3-1 at Leyton Orient and 3-2 over Crewe. Further back comes a 0-0 at Doncaster. The head-to-head record leans one way: in the last five meetings Barnsley have won four and drawn one. The most recent, in February 2026, ended 2-1 to Barnsley on their own ground; before that came two 1-0 wins at Peterborough, in December and August 2025, and further back a 1-1 at Barnsley in April 2025 and a 3-1 Barnsley win at Peterborough in December 2024. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.