Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Barnsley in 13th and Brentford in 11th place.
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley nor Brentford 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
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Barnsley have to build on here at Oakwell Stadium in the Championship. Barnsley are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jack Walton not having conceded a league goal in 193 minutes.
Barnsley's last game was hosting Nottingham Forest (placed 20th) and winning 2-0. Before that match, a win away at Derby County.
Barnsley enjoyed their 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest and the result could have been even better, as they hit the posts three times.
The manager V. Ismaël will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Blackburn Rovers in only four days.
The Barnsley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Defensively Barnsley have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brentford form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Brentford have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
The attacking players of Brentford have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 234 minutes. 193 minutes! That's how long the Brentford goalkeeper David Raya Martin and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Brentford has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Wycombe Wanderers for a Championship game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Middlesbrough.
A quick return to home after this game, as Brentford are hosting Queens Park Rangers in the Championship only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brentford have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. As opposed to that, Brentford have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Barnsley three wins, three draws and Brentford two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Toney 10 goals |   C. Woodrow 4 goals | M. Forss 4 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Brentford missing players
| Barnsley | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 42% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | 74 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 71 | 153 |
| 41 | 23 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 21 | 44 |
| 34% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 38% | 39% |
- Barnsley have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Brentford 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 |
| 1 | Norwich City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Watford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 9 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 24 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -12 | 6 |