It's ground zero in Championship - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Barnsley and Luton Town did in their pre-season friendlies!
Barnsley form and stats
Last season, Barnsley's league statistics were 12 wins, 13 draws and 21 losses, resulting in a 21st position in the Championship. Over these 46 matches they scored 49 goals and conceded 69. Playing at home last season Barnsley managed 7-9-7 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 33 conceded.
Luton Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Luton Town performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 9 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded 82 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 15 with 21/45 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Barnsley two wins, two draws and Luton Town two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Barnsley missing players
Luton Town missing players
| Barnsley | Luton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Barnsley | Last season | Luton Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Lost | L | 15 | 23 | ||
| 49 | 29 | Scored | S | 21 | 54 | ||
| 69 | 33 | Conceded | C | 45 | 82 | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 98% | ||
| 70% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 46% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 63% | ||
| 28% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 26% | ||
| 11% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 50% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 61% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 15% | ||
| 35% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 26% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 613 | 318 | Total Shots | T S | 191 | 428 | ||
| 180 | 102 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 129 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
Barnsley:
- Barnsley FC
- Barnsley Chronicle - (local newspaper)
Luton Town:
- Luton Town
- Luton Today - (local newspaper)
Championship:
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