Updated 5 November 2026.
Barnsley welcome Aldershot Town to Oakwell Stadium on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 3pm UK time, for a place in the FA Cup 2nd Round. It is a League One side against a National League one, and the bookmakers have Barnsley at 1.25 to win in 90 minutes with Ladbrokes, with Aldershot 7.00 at bet365. Barnsley have not won in their last five games, while Aldershot have already played two games in this competition, a 2-2 draw and a 2-0 win against Tadley Calleva.
Barnsley's 1-1 draw with Oxford Utd on 31 October came after four straight defeats. They lost 3-1 at Stockport on 10 October, 2-1 at home to Cambridge on 17 October, 2-1 at Luton on 20 October and 2-1 at Reading on 24 October. They scored in all five of those games but conceded in every one, 5 goals for and 10 against. Over their last ten games they have won one, drawn three and lost six.
Aldershot Town beat Gateshead 1-0 at home on 31 October, after a 2-0 loss at Sutton on 28 October and a 1-0 home defeat to Wealdstone on 24 October. Before that came two FA Cup games against Tadley Calleva: a 2-2 draw at home on 17 October and a 2-0 win away three days later. Over their last ten games they have won three, drawn one and lost six, with 5 goals scored and 5 conceded in the last five.
In those two cup games Aldershot conceded 1 goal a game, the 61st fewest of the 651 teams we rank, and kept a clean sheet in one of them, the 38th highest rate.
Barnsley possible starting lineup:
Slicker; Kay, Gale, Okedina, Larkeche; Kelly, Connell, McGeehan; Yoganathan, Cleary, Kirk
Aldershot Town possible starting lineup:
Hayes; Efete, Oshilaja, Dyce, Harfield; Lawless, Odusanya, Peart; Tuma, Sandah, Dinanga
Makenzie Kirk leads the Barnsley line in the possible starting lineup, and Cameron McGeehan is also named, for a side that has scored once in each of its last 5 games.
For Aldershot, M. Dinanga leads the line in the possible starting lineup and Mohammed-Idris Oshilaja is in the back line, for a side that has kept 2 clean sheets in its last 5 games.
Barnsley are the clear favourites at 1.25 with Ladbrokes to win in 90 minutes. The draw is 6.00 at bet365 and Aldershot are 7.00 at bet365. Over 1.5 goals is 1.11 and over 2.5 is 1.40, both at bet365, while both teams to score is 1.80 at bet365. Prices are the best available from the five bookmakers we compare.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Barnsley to win | 1.25 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 6.00 (bet365) |
| Aldershot Town to win | 7.00 (bet365) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.11 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.40 (bet365) |
| Both teams to score | 1.80 (bet365) |
Barnsley have conceded in each of their last 5 games, and Aldershot have scored in 3 of their last 5. Four of Barnsley's last five games went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in all five, while only one of Aldershot's last five went over 2.5 goals, the 2-2 draw with Tadley Calleva.
Barnsley vs Aldershot Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Oakwell Stadium, with a place in the 2nd Round at stake.
Barnsley are the favourites for the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round tie against Aldershot Town at 1.25 with Ladbrokes. Aldershot Town are 7.00 at bet365 and the draw is 6.00, so the League One side are well ahead in the betting.
Both teams to score in Barnsley vs Aldershot Town in the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round is 1.80 at bet365. Barnsley have both scored and conceded in each of their last 5 games, while Aldershot kept a clean sheet in 1 of their 2 cup games against Tadley Calleva.
Aldershot Town go to Oakwell for the 2026/27 FA Cup 1st Round having won 1 of their last 3 games, a 1-0 victory over Gateshead on 31 October. Before that they drew 2-2 with Tadley Calleva and won the next game 2-0 away.
Predicted lineups for Barnsley vs Aldershot in the 2026/27 FA Cup on Saturday 7 November 2026: Barnsley may start Slicker; Kay, Gale, Okedina, Larkeche; Kelly, Connell, McGeehan; Yoganathan, Cleary, Kirk. Aldershot Town may start Hayes; Efete, Oshilaja, Dyce, Harfield; Lawless, Odusanya, Peart; Tuma, Sandah, Dinanga.