There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Cardiff City leading Barnsley by 19 points.
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 Cardiff City and Barnsley.
Cardiff City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cardiff City Stadium as Cardiff City have scored 18 goals to get 23 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 7-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Cardiff City has recorded two wins in a row here at Cardiff City Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Cardiff City supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Barnsley in Championship and win 3-2. In the game before, an away victory match versus Nottingham Forest with a 1-0 scoreline.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Cardiff City's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.
Cardiff City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cardiff City Stadium with 18 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Cardiff City have conceded only 9 goals.
Barnsley form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barnsley so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-8 (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.
Two away games in a row for Barnsley, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Cardiff City in the Championship. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Hull City.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Barnsley playing away, we found three games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Barnsley, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Cardiff City and Barnsley have met before this season: Cardiff City - Barnsley 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cardiff City won 6, Barnsley won 1 and 3 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Woodrow 6 goals |   J. Ralls 5 goals |  D. Ward 5 goals |
Cardiff City missing players
Barnsley missing players
| Cardiff City | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 30 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 27 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 41 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 70% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 80% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 30% | 20% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 65% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 30% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 259 | 124 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 118 | 269 |
| 84 | 36 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 31 | 76 |
| 36% | 50% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | 30% |
- Barnsley has the fewest points (2) away
- Barnsley has the most conceded goals in the second half (26)
- Barnsley has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Barnsley have yet to win a game away.
- Cardiff City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Barnsley have scored away.
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Leeds United | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Fulham | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Hull City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Millwall | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 16 | Derby County | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 25 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 20 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 18 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 16 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
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