Birmingham City have journeyed here for an intriguing battle against the hosting Barnsley. Read up on the fixture with this thorough Championship preview!
- Birmingham City have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Championship
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Carabao Cup game only four days ago.
Barnsley form and stats
Only two Championship home games for Barnsley so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Barnsley travelled for their previous game, a trip to Queens Park Rangers that ended 2-2. Attacking player Cauley Woodrow bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.44 out of 10. Woodrow scored one goal. Opportunity lost for Barnsley in the Queens Park Rangers match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Preceding that match was the home game against Luton Town that was lost 0-1.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 23 games. Barnsley has won eleven of these, drawn seven and lost five.
Early season league goal statistics from Barnsley's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Birmingham City form and stats
Birmingham City are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Championship.
Home advantage was not enough for Birmingham in their previous game, as they lost their Carabao Cup-match, hosting Fulham, 0-2. The attacker Jordan Graham got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Graham hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Luton Town at their stadium, the result 5-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Birmingham City in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Birmingham, six draws and zero defeats.
Birmingham City have the goal stats of 6-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Barnsley won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Birmingham City got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  D. Frieser 2 goals |   S. Hogan 2 goals |  T. Sibbick 1 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Birmingham City missing players
| Barnsley | Birmingham City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 4.5 | 8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 8.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 13.5 | 11.2 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 36% | 25% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 55% | 38% |
- Birmingham City have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Championship
- Birmingham City have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Championship
- Birmingham City have the most clean sheets (2) away in Championship
- Birmingham City have the most clean sheets (3) in Championship
- Birmingham City have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Championship
| Barnsley | Last season | Birmingham City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 48 | 24 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 9 | 13 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 20 | ||
| 59 | 30 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 52 | 23 | Conceded | C | 24 | 61 | ||
| 94% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 74% | 85% | ||
| 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 48% | 59% | ||
| 46% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 39% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 2% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 9% | ||
| 46% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 43% | ||
| 29% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 30% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 41% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 21 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 97 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 91 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 87 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 80 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 78 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 77 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 70 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 68 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 64 |
| 11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 62 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -11 | 62 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -7 | 61 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 60 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 57 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | -12 | 55 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 52 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -24 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 44 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 69 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 43 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 25 | -16 | 42 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -21 | 41 |
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