Barnsley U21 welcome Wigan Athletic U21 for another action-packed Professional Development League game here at Barnsley FC Training Ground.
- Barnsley U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wigan Athletic U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Barnsley U21 form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Barnsley U21 have to build on here at Barnsley FC Training Ground in the Professional Development League. Barnsley U21 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.
The Barnsley U21 fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Barnsley FC Training Ground: A 1-2 defeat against Birmingham City U21 (placed 13th).
Prior to that, an away loss at Crewe Alexandra U21.Goals keep appearing in this club's league games, with 5 in a row seeing at least three goals (over 2.5).
The Barnsley fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Barnsley U21 have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Wigan Athletic U21 form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Wigan Athletic U21 playing as the away team in the Professional Development League this season. Wigan Athletic U21 has drawn their two previous away games.
Wigan Athletic U21 won their last game, 5-0 versus Birmingham City U21 played at home. As mentioned above, Wigan was the only team on the pitch versus Birmingham City U21 in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Sheffield United U21.The travelling fans enjoy Wigan Athletic U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Wigan have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played before this season: Wigan Athletic U21 - Barnsley U21 1-6.
Barnsley U21 missing players
Wigan Athletic U21 missing players
| Barnsley U21 | Wigan Athletic U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| 26 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 94% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | 94% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 75% | 71% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 62% | 47% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 29% |
| 64% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 53% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 29% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 24% |
| 4.9 | 6.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.9 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 11.5 | 9.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 39% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | 41% |
| 8.5 | 7.6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
- All of Barnsley U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barnsley U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley U21 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Barnsley U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Barnsley U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Burnley U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Hull City U21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | Peterborough United U21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Birmingham City U21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Coventry City U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Barnsley U21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
