Championship match preview and statistics: Barnsley fight Norwich City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

The Barnsley & Norwich City managers V. Ismaël and D. Farke are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Championship league table.

Insights:
  • Norwich City have the the best goal difference (+39) in Championship

Barnsley and Norwich City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Barnsley can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. Norwich have already won the Championship. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

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Barnsley form and stats

Barnsley have played 22 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 12-5-5 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Barnsley bring valid hopes of a third.

Barnsley are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Preston North End. Before that, Barnsley had a home game versus Rotherham United which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 23 matches with the results: Won eleven, drawn eight and lost four.

The Barnsley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 28 in 22 matches. From these home matches, Barnsley have conceded only 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Norwich City form and stats

The away team, who have the the best goal difference (+39) in Championship, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 15 wins, 3 draws and only 4 losses in the Championship. Norwich City are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Impressive finishing from Xavier Quintilla, Teemu Pukki and Kieran Dowell (2) secured the home win 4-1 against Reading in their previous game. Prior to that result Norwich won their away game at Queens Park Rangers. The scoreline was 3-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Norwich City in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Norwich, one draw and five defeats.

Norwich City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 34 goals from 22 games. Norwich City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 19 times in 22 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Norwich City - Barnsley 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Barnsley wins - draws - Norwich City wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
26 goals
Norwich CityE. Buendía
E. Buendía
14 goals
BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
11 goals

Barnsley missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Norwich City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 6 Played P 6 22 45
23 12 1 Won W 2 15 29
8 5 2 Drew D 1 3 9
14 5 3 Lost L 3 4 7
56 28 4 Scored S 5 34 73
48 20 10 Conceded C 7 19 34
93% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
73% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 67%
47% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 45% 42%
16% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 22%
2% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 9%
44% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 49%
31% 41% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 32% 40%
31% 27% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 18% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.5 1.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.1 11.5 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 14.5 15.5
3.6 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.7 4.8
35% 31% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 33% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Norwich City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Norwich City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (19) in Championship
  • Norwich City have the most points (48) away in Championship
  • Norwich City have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Championship
  • Norwich City have the the best goal difference (+39) 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 Norwich City 45 29 9 7 73 34 23 14 6 3 39 15 22 15 3 4 34 19 39 96
2 Watford 45 26 10 9 61 30 22 18 2 2 42 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 31 88
3 Brentford 45 23 15 7 76 41 23 12 9 2 39 20 22 11 6 5 37 21 35 84
4 Swansea City 45 23 11 11 56 37 23 12 6 5 27 16 22 11 5 6 29 21 19 80
5 AFC Bournemouth 45 22 11 12 73 44 22 13 3 6 40 22 23 9 8 6 33 22 29 77
6 Barnsley 45 23 8 14 56 48 22 12 5 5 28 20 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 77
7 Reading 45 19 12 14 60 52 22 12 3 7 35 25 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 69
8 Cardiff City 45 18 13 14 65 48 22 8 5 9 36 25 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 11 16 54 54 22 10 4 8 29 26 23 8 7 8 25 28 0 65
10 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 7 6 10 25 28 5 64
11 Millwall 45 15 17 13 46 46 23 7 10 6 24 24 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 62
12 Luton Town 44 17 10 17 40 49 22 8 8 6 25 23 22 9 2 11 15 26 -9 61
13 Preston North End 45 17 7 21 47 55 23 7 5 11 21 24 22 10 2 10 26 31 -8 58
14 Stoke City 45 14 15 16 48 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 22 5 10 7 19 24 -4 57
15 Blackburn Rovers 45 14 12 19 60 52 22 8 7 7 32 26 23 6 5 12 28 26 8 54
16 Nottingham Forest 45 12 16 17 36 43 22 6 8 8 20 22 23 6 8 9 16 21 -7 52
17 Coventry City 45 13 13 19 43 60 22 9 7 6 24 21 23 4 6 13 19 39 -17 52
18 Birmingham City 45 13 13 19 35 56 23 6 4 13 18 37 22 7 9 6 17 19 -21 52
19 Bristol City 45 15 6 24 45 65 22 7 3 12 17 27 23 8 3 12 28 38 -20 51
20 Huddersfield Town 45 12 12 21 48 69 23 8 7 8 28 23 22 4 5 13 20 46 -21 48
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 22 6 6 10 17 23 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 43
22 Rotherham United 44 11 7 26 43 59 23 5 4 14 26 35 21 6 3 12 17 24 -16 40
23 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 23 8 8 7 22 17 22 4 2 16 15 41 -21 40
24 Wycombe Wanderers 45 10 10 25 36 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 22 3 5 14 19 41 -33 40

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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 Norwich City 45 29 9 7 73 34 23 14 6 3 39 15 22 15 3 4 34 19 39 96
2 Watford 45 26 10 9 61 30 22 18 2 2 42 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 31 88
3 Brentford 45 23 15 7 76 41 23 12 9 2 39 20 22 11 6 5 37 21 35 84
4 Swansea City 45 23 11 11 56 37 23 12 6 5 27 16 22 11 5 6 29 21 19 80
5 AFC Bournemouth 45 22 11 12 73 44 22 13 3 6 40 22 23 9 8 6 33 22 29 77
6 Barnsley 45 23 8 14 56 48 22 12 5 5 28 20 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 77
7 Reading 45 19 12 14 60 52 22 12 3 7 35 25 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 69
8 Cardiff City 45 18 13 14 65 48 22 8 5 9 36 25 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 11 16 54 54 22 10 4 8 29 26 23 8 7 8 25 28 0 65
10 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 7 6 10 25 28 5 64
11 Millwall 45 15 17 13 46 46 23 7 10 6 24 24 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 62
12 Luton Town 44 17 10 17 40 49 22 8 8 6 25 23 22 9 2 11 15 26 -9 61
13 Preston North End 45 17 7 21 47 55 23 7 5 11 21 24 22 10 2 10 26 31 -8 58
14 Stoke City 45 14 15 16 48 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 22 5 10 7 19 24 -4 57
15 Blackburn Rovers 45 14 12 19 60 52 22 8 7 7 32 26 23 6 5 12 28 26 8 54
16 Nottingham Forest 45 12 16 17 36 43 22 6 8 8 20 22 23 6 8 9 16 21 -7 52
17 Coventry City 45 13 13 19 43 60 22 9 7 6 24 21 23 4 6 13 19 39 -17 52
18 Birmingham City 45 13 13 19 35 56 23 6 4 13 18 37 22 7 9 6 17 19 -21 52
19 Bristol City 45 15 6 24 45 65 22 7 3 12 17 27 23 8 3 12 28 38 -20 51
20 Huddersfield Town 45 12 12 21 48 69 23 8 7 8 28 23 22 4 5 13 20 46 -21 48
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 22 6 6 10 17 23 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 43
22 Rotherham United 44 11 7 26 43 59 23 5 4 14 26 35 21 6 3 12 17 24 -16 40
23 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 23 8 8 7 22 17 22 4 2 16 15 41 -21 40
24 Wycombe Wanderers 45 10 10 25 36 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 22 3 5 14 19 41 -33 40

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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.