Championship match preview: Barnsley versus Coventry City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

The Championship league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Barnsley and Coventry City are placed 20th and 13th respectively.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Barnsley form and stats

Barnsley's first Championship home game here at Oakwell Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 9 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches.

Barnsley are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by C. Oduor).

No payout for Barnsley in their previous match, an away game at Reading that ended in defeat 0-2. In the game before, an away victory in the Carabao Cup match versus Middlesbrough with a 2-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Barnsley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won five, drawn five and lost four.

At Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Coventry City form and stats

Coventry City have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Championship were 7 victories, 8 draws and 2 defeats from 17 fixtures.

Coventry had fun at their own home (Oakwell Stadium) last time out, beating Queens Park Rangers 3-2. Matt Godden, Kyle McFadzean and Callum O'Hare scored. Before that, Coventry City travelled to Gillingham (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) and returned home with a draw after the Carabao Cup game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Coventry City playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were six Coventry City wins, four draws and five defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Coventry City has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Barnsley, two draws and four wins for Coventry City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Coventry City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 1 4
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
19 10 0 Total Shots T S 0 15 27
3 1 0 Shots on Target S O 0 4 9
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 44%
Barnsley Last season Coventry City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   17 34
12 7   Won W   7 18
13 9   Drew D   8 13
21 7   Lost L   2 3
49 29   Scored S   26 48
69 33   Conceded C   19 30
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   76% 85%
70% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 62%
46% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 41%
28% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 21%
11% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 15%
50% 57%   BTTS BTTS   53% 53%
24% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 41%
35% 26%   Failed to Score F T   29% 21%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.4
1 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
613 318   Total Shots T S   209 439
180 102   Shots on Target S O   80 154
27% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8
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 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45
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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.