National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Barnsley or Norwich City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley nor Norwich City 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.
Barnsley form and stats
Last season, Barnsley's FA Cup journey ended in the 4th round.Overall Championship stats at home this season for Barnsley are 6-2-4 (wins-draw-losses). Barnsley has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager V. Ismaël and the players.
Stress levels are on the rise for Barnsley's attacking players as they have now played 345 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Mowatt was their last goal scorer.
Barnsley are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Watford. Preceding that match was a Championship defeat to Swansea City (0-2).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Cardiff City in only four days. This game is also played here.
Barnsley are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Norwich City form and stats
Norwich City's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Norwich City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Norwich City collect 25 points from their 12 away matches in the Championship. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Jordan Hugill (2) scored in Norwich's previous match, the home game against Bristol City that ended 2-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Cardiff City.
Norwich are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 12 away games so far. As opposed to that, Norwich City have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Barnsley one win, three draws and Norwich City six victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Pukki 11 goals |   C. Woodrow 8 goals |  E. Buendía 7 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Norwich City missing players
| Barnsley | Norwich City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 15.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 53 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | Watford | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 43 |
| 5 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -12 | 26 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 25 |
| 21 | Derby County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
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