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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 12.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

A short look at the Championship table point to an advantage to Stoke City when they go to Barnsley. But; let's wait before points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (16) in Championship
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Barnsley and Stoke City.

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Barnsley form and stats

Barnsley's struggle is real here at Oakwell Stadium with only 10 points collected from 12 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-6. Barnsley have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Barnsley's last game was hosting Barrow (after extra-time) and winning 5-4. A goal frenzy last time out for Barnsley, with a total of 9 goals in the match against Barrow (after extra-time). Fun stuff to watch! World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Asbaghi when Morris scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Blackburn Rovers (1-2).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Barnsley, as the Championship home game vs Blackpool is only three days away.

Barnsley aren't scoring a lot here at Oakwell Stadium in the league, with only 8 goals from 12 games. Barnsley have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Stoke City form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Stoke City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Stoke had fun at their own home (Oakwell Stadium) last time out, beating Leyton Orient 2-0. Campbell and Ince scored.

The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Preston North End.

Stoke City have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a Championship match versus Hull City. A gruelling itinerary for the visiting team!

The visiting Stoke have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 11 games. Stoke City have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Stoke City - Barnsley 1-1. Barnsley-Stoke City H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Barnsley two wins, Stoke City two wins, five draws. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
5 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
5 goals
BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
4 goals

Barnsley missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Stoke City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 11 24
2 2 0 Won W 1 4 10
8 4 3 Drew D 1 2 5
14 6 0 Lost L 1 5 9
16 8 1 Scored S 4 11 28
36 15 1 Conceded C 3 12 25
88% 83% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 92%
67% 58% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 62%
38% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 42%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 9% 12%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
50% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 46%
17% 25% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 38%
46% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 25%
 
3.9 3.3 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 5.7 5.3
5.4 5.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6 5.6
1.9 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10 9.2 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 12.4 11.5
3.2 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.9
21% 24% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 30%
 
12.9 12.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 11.3 10.4
4.9 3.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (16) in Championship
  • Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Championship
  • Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Championship
  • Barnsley is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Stoke City 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 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

Barnsley:
Stoke City:
Championship:
England:
Table
  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 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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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.