Barnsley vs Charlton Athletic match preview: Even contest expected at Oakwell Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 24.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

Barnsley have excelled Charlton Athletic this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the data you need prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Barnsley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Charlton Athletic have yet to win a game away.

There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they played a EFL Trophy match only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Oakwell Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Charlton Athletic have had more rest.

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Barnsley form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Barnsley have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.

Barnsley's previous fixture was a EFL Trophy game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 against Newcastle United U21. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.

Before that match, a League One win away at Cambridge United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Barnsley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Barnsley as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Barnsley has won 4 of these, drawn 5 and lost 5.

Barnsley has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Charlton Athletic have produced an overall stat of 0-3-2 so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Fleetwood Town (placed 11th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. As mentioned above, Charlton Athletic drew the match against Fleetwood Town. Manager Garner brought on Leaburn to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender O'Connell was the best team player with a rating of 8.11. O'Connell won 10 of 13 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Forest Green Rovers.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Charlton Athletic in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Charlton Athletic, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Will both teams score? This team's latest fixtures suggest that, having played 6 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Charlton have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Barnsley victories, three draws and three Charlton Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
3 goals
Charlton AthleticS. Fraser
S. Fraser
3 goals
Charlton AthleticM. Leaburn
M. Leaburn
3 goals

Barnsley missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Barnsley Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 2 5 9
4 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 3 5
3 1 1 Lost L 2 2 2
13 5 1 Scored S 1 5 13
9 4 4 Conceded C 4 8 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 78%
56% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
33% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 78%
44% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
22% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 11%
 
5.4 7.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 4.3
4.3 3.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 6.2
2.4 1.8 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12 14.2 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.6 11.7
3.8 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.8 3.6
38% 28% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 56% 41%
 
11.1 11 15 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 16 13.1
4.2 3.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Charlton Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Charlton Athletic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Charlton Athletic have yet to win a game away.
  • Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 9 6 3 0 18 6 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 10 3 12 21
2 Portsmouth 9 6 3 0 19 8 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 3 1 0 8 3 11 21
3 Plymouth Argyle 9 6 1 2 16 11 4 4 0 0 6 0 5 2 1 2 10 11 5 19
4 Sheffield Wednesday 9 5 2 2 17 9 5 2 2 1 11 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 8 17
5 Bolton Wanderers 9 5 2 2 11 6 5 4 0 1 8 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 17
6 Barnsley 9 4 2 3 13 9 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 2 1 2 8 5 4 14
7 Derby County 9 4 2 3 9 9 5 4 0 1 9 6 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 14
8 Lincoln City 9 3 4 2 14 14 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 10 0 13
9 Cambridge United 9 4 1 4 12 15 5 4 0 1 9 7 4 0 1 3 3 8 -3 13
10 Peterborough United 9 4 0 5 14 10 4 3 0 1 9 1 5 1 0 4 5 9 4 12
11 Fleetwood Town 9 2 6 1 9 8 5 1 4 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 12
12 Shrewsbury Town 9 3 3 3 9 10 4 1 1 2 3 6 5 2 2 1 6 4 -1 12
13 Port Vale 9 3 3 3 10 12 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 1 1 2 4 7 -2 12
14 Charlton Athletic 9 2 5 2 13 11 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 0 3 2 5 8 2 11
15 Exeter City 9 3 2 4 12 10 5 3 0 2 8 4 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 11
16 Wycombe Wanderers 9 3 2 4 12 12 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 6 9 0 11
17 Accrington Stanley 9 2 4 3 10 12 5 1 3 1 7 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 -2 10
18 Milton Keynes Dons 9 3 1 5 9 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 0 3 6 6 -2 10
19 Oxford United 9 3 1 5 8 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 10
20 Cheltenham Town 9 2 2 5 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -4 8
21 Bristol Rovers 9 2 2 5 13 19 5 1 2 2 8 11 4 1 0 3 5 8 -6 8
22 Forest Green Rovers 9 2 2 5 8 18 5 1 0 4 4 10 4 1 2 1 4 8 -10 8
23 Morecambe 9 1 4 4 6 16 4 0 2 2 1 8 5 1 2 2 5 8 -10 7
24 Burton Albion 9 1 1 7 10 22 4 0 0 4 0 9 5 1 1 3 10 13 -12 4

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.