A important game in League One as both contenders are battling for the top spots. With Barnsley in 4th place and Bolton Wanderers located at 6th, this promises to be an exciting fight. Read on to learn more!
- Barnsley is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Barnsley nor Bolton Wanderers 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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Oakwell Stadium as Barnsley have scored 17 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the League One are 7-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Lincoln City game Barnsley has been unbeatable here at Oakwell Stadium producing four straight wins.
A nice win for Barnsley last time playing, versus Fleetwood Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Norwood and Cundy scoring for the victors. Cundy was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Cundy scored one goal and won 5 of 8 duels.
1-1 away at Accrington Stanley before that.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Barnsley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Low on goals? In this team's last 12 league matches, 9 have had zero, one or two goals.
A decent goal production from Barnsley in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. Barnsley are not conceding a lot of goals here at Oakwell Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Bolton Wanderers have produced an overall stat of 3-4-4 so far.
Bolton Wanderers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lincoln City for a 1-1 draw. Toal was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.75. The defender Toal scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 11 duels.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Derby County.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Bolton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Bolton Wanderers, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
As opposed to that, Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Barnsley have won or drawn the last 4 games (1-3-0) versus Bolton Wanderers.Bolton Wanderers - Barnsley 0-0 was the end result in these participants' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Cole 7 goals |   D. Charles 7 goals | J. Norwood 5 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Barnsley | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 68% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 65% |
| 41% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| 27% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 35% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 13.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 37% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 38% | 40% |
| 7.7 | 7.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Barnsley is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 20 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 18 |
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