Pre-match info: 16 points are between the participants until now, Huddersfield Town the superior team. Can Barnsley pull off a surprise?
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (13) in Championship
- Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This promises to be an interesting match with lots of spark and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Barnsley form and stats
Barnsley's struggle is real here at Oakwell Stadium with only 8 points collected from 10 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-6. When Barnsley hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Blackburn Rovers, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, AFC Bournemouth, Coventry City and Stoke City), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Barnsley, their manager P. Asbaghi and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
V. Adeboyejo was the last player to score a league goal for Barnsley and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Barnsley haven't scored in 192 minutes.
The home team returns to Oakwell Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Peterborough United (placed 22nd) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 0-0. The goalie Bradley Collins was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.41 out of ten. Collins stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the home loss against Swansea City with the scoreline 0-2.Barnsley aren't scoring a lot here at Oakwell Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 10 games. Barnsley's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Huddersfield Town's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Championship. Huddersfield Town only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Huddersfield Town have lost on their last two travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Middlesbrough with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Scott High got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, top player of the team. High hit one key pass and had 60 successful passes (of 65 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Queens Park Rangers wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The attacking power of Huddersfield Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Huddersfield Town have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Barnsley four wins, two draws and Huddersfield Town four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Ward 4 goals |   C. Woodrow 3 goals |  A. Leya Iseka 3 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Huddersfield Town missing players
| Barnsley | Huddersfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 31 | 14 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 90% | 90% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 15% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 19% | 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 11.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 13.5 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (13) in Championship
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Championship
- Huddersfield Town 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 | Fulham | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Millwall | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Hull City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -21 | 16 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
| 24 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
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