Soccer betting preview: Barnsley welcomes Sheffield Wednesday in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 21.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

The Barnsley & Sheffield Wednesday head coaches Duff and Moore are both fearing and looking forward to this very important match in the top part of the League One positions.

Insights:
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (23) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Barnsley form and stats

37 points is a decent return from 17 League One games here at Oakwell Stadium for Barnsley. The data says 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. days ago.

The Barnsley goalkeeper Harvey Isted is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

A good away victory last time out for Barnsley, who won 1-0 against Wycombe Wanderers (after extra-time) (placed 8th). The victory against Wycombe Wanderers came after Tedić's winning goal. The Barnsley manager Duff was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 58th minute.

Ahead of that match, Barnsley won a home game hosting Plymouth Argyle (after extra-time) (3-0).

Barnsley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Oakwell Stadium with 32 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Barnsley have conceded only 16 goals.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Sheffield Wednesday have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 10-4-2 from 16 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Sheffield Wednesday as they haven't lost any of their last 23 games.

Sheffield Wednesday's last game was the home draw against Bolton Wanderers (after extra-time) (1-1). Vaulks got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Vaulks hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Portsmouth (after extra-time) at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Observe: 9 of the last 12 league fixtures involving this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

Sheffield find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the teams played each other previously this season; Sheffield Wednesday - Barnsley 0-2. Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: three wins for Barnsley, four draws and three wins for Sheffield Wednesday. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield WednesdayJ. Windass
J. Windass
11 goals
BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
10 goals
Sheffield WednesdayM. Smith
M. Smith
10 goals

Barnsley missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 6 16 35
21 12 2 Won W 2 10 23
6 1 0 Drew D 2 4 9
8 4 2 Lost L 2 2 3
56 32 7 Scored S 6 20 62
29 16 7 Conceded C 6 9 23
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
74% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 63%
49% 59% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 37%
23% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 23%
3% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
40% 41% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 34%
40% 35% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 62% 60%
26% 24% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 11%
 
5.3 5.6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5.2 5.6
4.7 3.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.9 3.3
2 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 1.7
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.9 12.7 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 13.2 14.3
3.6 4.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4 4.7
44% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 31% 38%
 
8.6 8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 10.6 9.3
2.5 2.6 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.6 2.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
  • Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (23) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (10) away in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most clean sheets (21) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the most points (34) away in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 35 23 9 3 62 23 19 13 5 1 42 14 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 78
2 Plymouth Argyle 37 23 8 6 65 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 24 77
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 35 21 6 8 56 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 18 9 5 4 24 13 27 69
5 Derby County 37 18 10 9 59 37 19 12 4 3 37 16 18 6 6 6 22 21 22 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
7 Peterborough United 37 19 3 15 63 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 16 60
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 18 6 13 50 35 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 8 2 8 22 18 15 60
9 Portsmouth 37 15 12 10 51 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 57
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 52 49 18 6 6 6 29 23 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 48
12 Fleetwood Town 37 11 13 13 39 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 19 6 7 6 22 20 1 46
13 Exeter City 36 12 10 14 48 48 17 7 5 5 24 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 0 46
14 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
15 Lincoln City 36 9 18 9 33 38 18 4 13 1 16 14 18 5 5 8 17 24 -5 45
16 Port Vale 37 12 8 17 38 53 19 7 4 8 20 25 18 5 4 9 18 28 -15 44
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
20 Milton Keynes Dons 37 10 6 21 33 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -21 36
21 Accrington Stanley 36 8 11 17 30 56 18 5 5 8 20 28 18 3 6 9 10 28 -26 35
22 Morecambe 38 7 13 18 37 62 20 6 8 6 25 26 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 37 5 8 24 28 71 18 4 1 13 13 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -43 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 35 23 9 3 62 23 19 13 5 1 42 14 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 78
2 Plymouth Argyle 37 23 8 6 65 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 24 77
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 35 21 6 8 56 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 18 9 5 4 24 13 27 69
5 Derby County 37 18 10 9 59 37 19 12 4 3 37 16 18 6 6 6 22 21 22 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
7 Peterborough United 37 19 3 15 63 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 16 60
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 18 6 13 50 35 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 8 2 8 22 18 15 60
9 Portsmouth 37 15 12 10 51 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 57
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 52 49 18 6 6 6 29 23 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 48
12 Fleetwood Town 37 11 13 13 39 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 19 6 7 6 22 20 1 46
13 Exeter City 36 12 10 14 48 48 17 7 5 5 24 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 0 46
14 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
15 Lincoln City 36 9 18 9 33 38 18 4 13 1 16 14 18 5 5 8 17 24 -5 45
16 Port Vale 37 12 8 17 38 53 19 7 4 8 20 25 18 5 4 9 18 28 -15 44
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
20 Milton Keynes Dons 37 10 6 21 33 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -21 36
21 Accrington Stanley 36 8 11 17 30 56 18 5 5 8 20 28 18 3 6 9 10 28 -26 35
22 Morecambe 38 7 13 18 37 62 20 6 8 6 25 26 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 37 5 8 24 28 71 18 4 1 13 13 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -43 23

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.