Swansea City have performed better than Barnsley so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Swansea City has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Championship
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Swansea 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.
Swansea City form and stats
Swansea City, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Championship, are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Liberty Stadium. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
Swansea City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Derby County. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Cardiff City.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swansea handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, five draws and five defeats.
Swansea has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively Swansea have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barnsley form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Barnsley have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. Barnsley love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Barnsley had fun at their own home (Liberty Stadium) last time out, beating Preston North End 2-1. Alex Mowatt and Victor Adeboyejo scored. Prior to that result Barnsley won their away game at Sheffield Wednesday. The scoreline was 2-1.
Victor Adeboyejo came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Preston North End last time out, making the manager V. Ismaël feel like a tactical genius.
We have checked recent matches where Barnsley have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, four draws and four defeats.
The visiting Barnsley have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Barnsley have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Swansea City won four games, six matches ended with a draw and Barnsley has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Ayew Pelé 7 goals |   C. Woodrow 7 goals |  J. Lowe 4 goals |
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| Swansea City | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 24 |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 16% | 22% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 47% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.5 | 11.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 31% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 41% | 34% |
- All of Barnsley's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Swansea City has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Championship
- Swansea City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Championship
- Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Swansea City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Norwich City | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 40 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Watford | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Reading | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Brentford | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Millwall | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 22 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 22 | Derby County | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 11 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 9 |
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