Championship match preview: Bristol City versus Barnsley

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate (21497 seats)

With their 17 point advantage in the league table, Bristol City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Barnsley.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the FA Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Shrewsbury Town.

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Bristol City form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Bristol City at their home stadium (Ashton Gate) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Bristol City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the FA Cup game against Shrewsbury Town. Before that match, a Championship win away at Wigan Athletic.

Bristol City has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Bristol City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Barnsley form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barnsley so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Barnsley's previous game versus Huddersfield Town (placed 20th), a Championship 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away FA Cup victory against Crewe Alexandra with the score of 3-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Preston North End in just three days.

The attacking power of Barnsley when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Barnsley have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Barnsley - Bristol City 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 5 - 1 (Bristol City wins - draws - Barnsley wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyC. Chaplin
C. Chaplin
10 goals
Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
9 goals
BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
8 goals

Bristol City missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Barnsley
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
11 5 3 Won W 0 1 5
8 4 1 Drew D 0 3 9
8 4 0 Lost L 4 9 13
41 19 12 Scored S 5 11 35
40 18 5 Conceded C 12 24 50
93% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 93%
81% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 81%
63% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 59%
37% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 31% 44%
15% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 23% 19%
59% 46% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 70%
26% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 11%
22% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 46% 26%
 
4.7 4.6 5.8 Corners For (avg) C F 3.2 4.5 5.3
6.6 5.9 5.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.8 5.7 5.2
1.6 1.3 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.4
2 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
284 154 55 Total Shots T S 50 156 368
93 49 28 Shots on Target S O 13 42 109
44% 39% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Swansea City 27 11 9 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 13 5 6 2 15 15 2 42
8 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Cardiff City 27 9 11 7 38 40 13 7 5 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 38
13 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Swansea City 27 11 9 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 13 5 6 2 15 15 2 42
8 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Cardiff City 27 9 11 7 38 40 13 7 5 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 38
13 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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.