This could be an interesting match as Barnsley have their presumed home advantage while Watford are ahead 8 points in the Championship table.
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 Watford.
Barnsley form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Barnsley have to build on here at Oakwell Stadium in the Championship.
The Barnsley supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Queens Park Rangers in Championship and win 3-0. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Millwall the opponent.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Barnsley as they are travelling to their away game against Cardiff City in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
Barnsley are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. From these home matches, Barnsley have conceded only 3 goals.
Watford form and stats
Playing away, Watford have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Championship this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Wycombe Wanderers (placed 23rd) in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs AFC Bournemouth.
After this away game Watford return home for a Championship game against Stoke City. That game is only four sleeps after this.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Watford's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Watford are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Barnsley wins - draws - Watford wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Woodrow 3 goals |   J. Junqueira de Jesus 3 goals |  A. Mowatt 1 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Watford missing players
| Barnsley | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | 55 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 38 | 82 |
| 30 | 19 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 30% | 26% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 33% |
- Barnsley have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Watford have scored away.
- Watford has the most matches under the total-line (7) 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 | Reading | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Watford | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 5 |
| 22 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -4 |
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