Match preview Championship: Huddersfield Town - Barnsley at John Smith's Stadium

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: John Smith's Stadium

The visiting Barnsley side should be favourites in this visit to Huddersfield Town, as the away team holds a 24 point advantage from their 42 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Huddersfield Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship
  • Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Huddersfield Town nor Barnsley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Huddersfield who should definitely be looking for some points here. Barnsley are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have collected 30 points from their Championship home games so far after 8-6-7.

Huddersfield Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Nottingham Forest's place. The match ended 2-0 with Aaron Rowe and Juninho Bacuna scoring. Before that game, the home loss against AFC Bournemouth with the scoreline 1-2.

Huddersfield are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Blackburn Rovers awaits in three days.

Huddersfield has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Huddersfield's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Barnsley form and stats

Playing away, Barnsley have won 10 games, drawn 3 and suffered 8 defeats in the Championship this season.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Middlesbrough.

A quick return to home after this game, as Barnsley are hosting Rotherham United in the Championship only three days away.

Barnsley have scored 27 goals on their travels this season, from 21 away games in the league. 26 goals have been conceded by Barnsley in these games.

Head 2 Head

Huddersfield Town and Barnsley have met before this season: Barnsley - Huddersfield 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Huddersfield five wins, two draws and Barnsley three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
11 goals
BarnsleyA. Mowatt
A. Mowatt
8 goals
BarnsleyD. Dike
D. Dike
8 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town Barnsley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
12 8 2 Won W 5 10 21
11 6 2 Drew D 0 3 8
19 7 3 Lost L 1 8 13
45 27 9 Scored S 11 27 54
62 21 7 Conceded C 6 26 46
90% 90% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
79% 71% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 76%
48% 38% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 52% 50%
14% 14% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 17%
14% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 2%
50% 57% 57% BTTS BTTS 67% 52% 48%
29% 33% 29% Clean Sheets C S 17% 19% 29%
31% 19% 29% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
10.4 10.3 7.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 10.5 11.1
2.9 2.7 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.6
37% 47% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 61% 44% 36%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Huddersfield Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) 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 Norwich City 42 27 9 6 66 31 21 13 6 2 35 13 21 14 3 4 31 18 35 90
2 Watford 42 24 10 8 59 28 21 17 2 2 41 12 21 7 8 6 18 16 31 82
3 Swansea City 42 22 10 10 52 33 21 11 6 4 25 14 21 11 4 6 27 19 19 76
4 Brentford 41 20 14 7 71 40 20 10 8 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 74
5 AFC Bournemouth 42 21 11 10 69 41 21 13 3 5 40 21 21 8 8 5 29 20 28 74
6 Barnsley 42 21 8 13 54 46 21 11 5 5 27 20 21 10 3 8 27 26 8 71
7 Reading 42 19 10 13 57 46 21 12 2 7 33 23 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 67
8 Cardiff City 42 16 12 14 58 46 21 7 5 9 34 24 21 9 7 5 24 22 12 60
9 Millwall 42 14 17 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 21 8 7 6 22 21 1 59
10 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 50 51 21 10 4 7 28 23 21 6 7 8 22 28 -1 59
11 Middlesbrough 42 16 9 17 49 47 21 10 4 7 27 21 21 6 5 10 22 26 2 57
12 Stoke City 42 14 14 14 45 46 21 9 5 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 56
13 Luton Town 41 16 8 17 36 46 20 8 6 6 24 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -10 56
14 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 41 56 21 7 3 11 15 24 21 8 3 10 26 32 -15 51
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 54 48 21 7 7 7 27 24 21 6 4 11 27 24 6 50
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 13 17 34 41 21 6 7 8 19 21 21 6 6 9 15 20 -7 49
17 Preston North End 42 14 7 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 21 9 2 10 25 31 -14 49
18 Coventry City 42 12 12 18 39 56 21 9 7 5 24 20 21 3 5 13 15 36 -17 48
19 Birmingham City 42 12 12 18 32 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 21 6 9 6 15 18 -18 48
20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 45 62 21 8 6 7 27 21 21 4 5 12 18 41 -17 47
21 Derby County 42 11 10 21 31 48 21 6 6 9 16 21 21 5 4 12 15 27 -17 43
22 Rotherham United 40 11 6 23 41 54 21 5 3 13 24 32 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 39
23 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 9 22 35 55 21 7 7 7 21 17 21 4 2 15 14 38 -20 36
24 Wycombe Wanderers 42 8 10 24 32 66 21 5 5 11 14 27 21 3 5 13 18 39 -34 34

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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 Norwich City 42 27 9 6 66 31 21 13 6 2 35 13 21 14 3 4 31 18 35 90
2 Watford 42 24 10 8 59 28 21 17 2 2 41 12 21 7 8 6 18 16 31 82
3 Swansea City 42 22 10 10 52 33 21 11 6 4 25 14 21 11 4 6 27 19 19 76
4 Brentford 41 20 14 7 71 40 20 10 8 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 74
5 AFC Bournemouth 42 21 11 10 69 41 21 13 3 5 40 21 21 8 8 5 29 20 28 74
6 Barnsley 42 21 8 13 54 46 21 11 5 5 27 20 21 10 3 8 27 26 8 71
7 Reading 42 19 10 13 57 46 21 12 2 7 33 23 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 67
8 Cardiff City 42 16 12 14 58 46 21 7 5 9 34 24 21 9 7 5 24 22 12 60
9 Millwall 42 14 17 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 21 8 7 6 22 21 1 59
10 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 50 51 21 10 4 7 28 23 21 6 7 8 22 28 -1 59
11 Middlesbrough 42 16 9 17 49 47 21 10 4 7 27 21 21 6 5 10 22 26 2 57
12 Stoke City 42 14 14 14 45 46 21 9 5 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 56
13 Luton Town 41 16 8 17 36 46 20 8 6 6 24 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -10 56
14 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 41 56 21 7 3 11 15 24 21 8 3 10 26 32 -15 51
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 54 48 21 7 7 7 27 24 21 6 4 11 27 24 6 50
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 13 17 34 41 21 6 7 8 19 21 21 6 6 9 15 20 -7 49
17 Preston North End 42 14 7 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 21 9 2 10 25 31 -14 49
18 Coventry City 42 12 12 18 39 56 21 9 7 5 24 20 21 3 5 13 15 36 -17 48
19 Birmingham City 42 12 12 18 32 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 21 6 9 6 15 18 -18 48
20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 45 62 21 8 6 7 27 21 21 4 5 12 18 41 -17 47
21 Derby County 42 11 10 21 31 48 21 6 6 9 16 21 21 5 4 12 15 27 -17 43
22 Rotherham United 40 11 6 23 41 54 21 5 3 13 24 32 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 39
23 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 9 22 35 55 21 7 7 7 21 17 21 4 2 15 14 38 -20 36
24 Wycombe Wanderers 42 8 10 24 32 66 21 5 5 11 14 27 21 3 5 13 18 39 -34 34

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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.