It's advantage Barnsley so far with their 2nd position in the League One table, welcoming Coventry City who are placed 9th.
Barnsley and Coventry City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Barnsley form and stats
Barnsley has performed well at Oakwell Stadium so far this season with 12 wins from 19 matches. Points have also been lost, 7 after draws and 0 from defeats. In general it's been a long time since Barnsley tasted defeat here at Oakwell Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 23 home games. Barnsley has a nice streak going on as they have played 14 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Burnley defeat.Happy days for Barnsley in their previous game, a League One match away at Walsall (placed 21st) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that game was the away draw at Doncaster Rovers that finished 0-0.
Barnsley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Oakwell Stadium with 30 goals in 19 matches. Barnsley have only conceded 10 in these games.
Coventry City form and stats
Playing away, Coventry City have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 8 defeats so far this season. Coventry City has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Oxford United with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Coventry City won their away game at Peterborough United. The scoreline was 2-1.
Coventry City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 19 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Coventry City have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Coventry City - Barnsley 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Barnsley victories, 1 draw and 4 Coventry City wins.Top Goalscorers
![]() K. Moore 16 goals | ![]() C. Woodrow 11 goals / 1 assists | ![]() J. Hiwula-Mayifuila 8 goals / 1 assists |
Barnsley missing players
Coventry City missing players
| Barnsley | Coventry City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | Played | 20 | 39 |
| 85% | 84% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 97% |
| 69% | 74% | Over 1.5 | 65% | 69% |
| 44% | 37% | Over 2.5 | 35% | 44% |
| 28% | 11% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 5% |
| 10% | 5% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 3% |
| 41% | 47% | Both teams to score | 55% | 56% |
| 51% | 53% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 23% |
| 23% | 16% | Failed To Score | 20% | 23% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Luton Town | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 45 | 83 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 65 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 37 | 78 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 74 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 37 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 64 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 73 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 67 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 58 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 57 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 39 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 56 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 56 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 53 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 52 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 33 | -10 | 47 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -9 | 46 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 61 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -12 | 46 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -14 | 44 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 33 | -20 | 44 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 43 |
| 20 | Southend United | 39 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 47 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 42 |
| 21 | Walsall | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -19 | 42 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 76 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 41 | -29 | 41 |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 57 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -23 | 39 |
| 24 | Bradford City | 39 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | -24 | 36 |