Championship: Tipsway are previewing an exciting and important fight featuring Barnsley and Derby County at Oakwell Stadium. They both need to win this!
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Championship
- Derby County have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Barnsley form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Barnsley have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Oakwell Stadium. All in all it has been a very rough period for Barnsley who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 13 attempts. Their previous win was against Coventry City, 81 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Barnsley will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Championship game against Bristol City (placed 15th). Midfield player Jordan Williams got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Williams dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sheffield United (2-3).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 22 matches with the results: Won ten, drawn six and lost six.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Barnsley, as the Championship home game vs Hull City is only three days away.
Barnsley aren't scoring a lot here at Oakwell Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. 9 goals have been conceded.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-3-3 (7 played). Derby County has drawn their two previous away games.
County failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Blackburn Rovers (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Curtis Davies, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Davies scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 3 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Coventry City that ended 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Derby County in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Derby County, one draw and eight defeats.
The schedule is very tough for County now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Millwall is waiting in only three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Derby County's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. County are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Barnsley wins - draws - Derby County wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Woodrow 3 goals |   C. Davies 3 goals |  D. Frieser 2 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Derby County missing players
| Barnsley | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 22 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 71% | 73% |
| 60% | 43% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 43% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 14% | 27% |
| 20% | 29% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 7% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 47% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 40% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 40% |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 10 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 20% | 25% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 18% | 24% |
- Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Championship
- Barnsley is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Derby County have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Fulham | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 32 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Reading | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 22 | Hull City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
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