The Championship league table tells a story about these squads so far, with Blackburn Rovers ahead of Barnsley by 28 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Blackburn Rovers is in the best form (5-1-0) in Championship
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (15) in Championship
Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley 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.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Ewood Park. 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. Ever since the Fulham game Blackburn has been unbeatable here at Ewood Park producing four straight wins.
The Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 506 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.
The Blackburn supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Birmingham City in Championship and win 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Blackburn played a great game against Birmingham City and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The striker Díaz outperformed all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.64 out of 10. Díaz scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus AFC Bournemouth with a 2-0 scoreline.The match schedule is unforgiving for Blackburn Rovers as they have a new game in only four days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Huddersfield Town are visiting.
The Blackburn manager Mowbray has got the team scoring with 28 from 12 home games in the league. On the other hand, Blackburn Rovers have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Barnsley form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barnsley so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-7 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Barnsley played 0-0 against West Bromwich Albion in their previous match. Defender Helik was the best team player with a rating of 8.12. Helik won 8 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Preston North End's place.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Barnsley rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams faced each other earlier this match year: Barnsley - Blackburn 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Blackburn victories, two draws and four Barnsley wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 19 goals |  S. Gallagher 5 goals |   C. Woodrow 4 goals |
Blackburn Rovers missing players
Barnsley missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 41 | 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 83% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 57% | 75% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 45% | 35% |
| 35% | 58% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 18% | 17% |
| 13% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | 48% |
| 35% | 42% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 45% | 48% |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11.9 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 46% | 47% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 17% | 20% |
| 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.6 | 14 | 13 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5 |
- Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals (15) in Championship
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Championship
- Barnsley have yet to win a game away.
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Barnsley.
- Blackburn Rovers have the most points (26) at home in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers have the most scored goals (28) at home in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Blackburn Rovers is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 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 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 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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