Barnsley hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 23rd position in the Championship table. Visiting Birmingham City holds 15th place with 40 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley nor Birmingham City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Barnsley form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Barnsley, who have the most conceded goals (30) at home in Championship, are 4-7-5 (wins-draw-losses).
The spoils were shared in Barnsley's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sheffield Wednesday (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Barnsley lost 1-2 at Charlton Athletic's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Barnsley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Barnsley as a small favourite), we find seven games. Barnsley has won one of these, drawn four and lost two.
There will be little rest for Barnsley after this match as they are travelling to Fulham for a Championship game in only four days.
The Barnsley fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Barnsley defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Birmingham City form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Birmingham City, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Bristol City (placed 7th) in the Championship last time out. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Coventry City (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties).
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Birmingham City in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Birmingham City, one draw and three defeats.
After this away game Birmingham City return home for a Championship game against Brentford. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Birmingham City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 16 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Birmingham City have conceded 26 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Birmingham City - Barnsley 2-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Barnsley victories, two draws and four Birmingham City wins. six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Woodrow 10 goals |  C. Chaplin 10 goals |   L. Jutkiewicz 10 goals |
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| Barnsley | Birmingham City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 37 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 40 |
| 57 | 30 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 48 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | 77% |
| 58% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 50% | 48% |
| 39% | 50% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 68% | 81% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 61% |
| 10% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 12% | 13% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 26% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 422 | 235 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 175 | 382 |
| 123 | 73 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 54 | 119 |
| 30% | 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | 34% |
- Barnsley has the most conceded goals (30) at home
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Fulham | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Brentford | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 53 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 50 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 | Millwall | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 44 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 13 | Derby County | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 | Hull City | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 40 |
| 16 | Reading | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 39 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 38 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 36 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -11 | 35 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -8 | 34 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 33 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 29 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -20 | 25 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 41 | -29 | 24 |
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