Barnsley vs West Bromwich Albion match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 17.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

Both Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion are yearning for points in this game, even with the away team having a 27 point edge from earlier matches.

Insights:
  • Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (15) in Championship
  • West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship

This should be an intriguing game with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Barnsley form and stats

With 2 Championship wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Barnsley are certainly not brimming with confidence.

No payout for Barnsley in their previous match, an away game at Preston North End that ended in defeat 1-2. Cauley Woodrow, who plays in attack, was the champion performer for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 8.05 (out of 10). Woodrow scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that, Barnsley drew at home versus Huddersfield Town.

Barnsley have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. 15 goals have been conceded.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of West Bromwich Albion, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Robinson scored in WBA's previous match, the home game against Reading that ended 1-0. Midfielder Taylor Gardner-Hickman was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.41. Gardner-Hickman hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 36 successful passes (of 39 total).

Prior to that result West Bromwich Albion won their away game at Coventry City. The scoreline was 2-1.

WBA have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. West Bromwich Albion have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Barnsley won two, West Bromwich Albion triumphed in three and we saw five draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

West Bromwich AlbionK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
9 goals
BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
4 goals
West Bromwich AlbionC. Robinson
C. Robinson
4 goals

Barnsley missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
2 2 1 Won W 2 4 11
7 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
13 6 1 Lost L 0 4 4
15 8 2 Scored S 5 13 30
34 15 3 Conceded C 0 12 17
91% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 86%
68% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 64% 59%
36% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 45%
18% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 18%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
50% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 41%
14% 18% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 27% 45%
45% 45% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 27%
 
4 3.4 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 6 6.5
5.2 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.6 4
2 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.5 9.8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 17.3 15.1 16.2
3.4 3 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.8 5.4
20% 24% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 25% 25%
 
13 11.9 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.6 8
5.1 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.7 2.9 2.5
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 (15) in Championship
  • Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Championship
  • Barnsley have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Barnsley is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (17) 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 Fulham 22 13 6 3 51 18 11 7 3 1 24 7 11 6 3 2 27 11 33 45
2 AFC Bournemouth 22 12 7 3 37 19 11 6 3 2 23 13 11 6 4 1 14 6 18 43
3 West Bromwich Albion 22 11 7 4 30 17 11 7 4 0 17 5 11 4 3 4 13 12 13 40
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 11 6 5 37 27 11 7 2 2 24 16 11 4 4 3 13 11 10 39
5 Queens Park Rangers 21 10 5 6 33 27 11 6 3 2 16 10 10 4 2 4 17 17 6 35
6 Stoke City 22 10 5 7 26 21 11 6 3 2 15 9 11 4 2 5 11 12 5 35
7 Coventry City 22 9 7 6 29 26 11 7 2 2 20 10 11 2 5 4 9 16 3 34
8 Nottingham Forest 22 8 7 7 30 24 11 3 3 5 12 15 11 5 4 2 18 9 6 31
9 Middlesbrough 22 8 6 8 24 23 11 5 2 4 15 12 11 3 4 4 9 11 1 30
10 Huddersfield Town 22 8 6 8 25 25 11 6 2 3 15 12 11 2 4 5 10 13 0 30
11 Millwall 22 7 9 6 24 24 11 5 4 2 14 11 11 2 5 4 10 13 0 30
12 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
13 Sheffield United 21 8 5 8 28 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 11 4 3 4 13 17 0 29
14 Preston North End 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 5 4 2 15 12 11 2 3 6 9 16 -4 28
15 Birmingham City 22 7 6 9 22 26 11 4 3 4 12 14 11 3 3 5 10 12 -4 27
16 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
17 Blackpool 22 7 6 9 20 26 11 4 2 5 7 12 11 3 4 4 13 14 -6 27
18 Bristol City 22 7 6 9 24 32 11 3 5 3 9 10 11 4 1 6 15 22 -8 27
19 Hull City 22 6 5 11 19 26 11 3 3 5 11 14 11 3 2 6 8 12 -7 23
20 Cardiff City 22 6 4 12 25 39 11 2 1 8 9 18 11 4 3 4 16 21 -14 22
21 Reading 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 4 3 4 16 16 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 21
22 Peterborough United 22 5 4 13 19 41 11 4 4 3 14 11 11 1 0 10 5 30 -22 19
23 Barnsley 22 2 7 13 15 34 11 2 3 6 8 15 11 0 4 7 7 19 -19 13
24 Derby County 22 5 10 7 18 21 11 4 5 2 13 11 11 1 5 5 5 10 -3 4

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

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