A total of 30 rounds of games are done and both Barnsley and Derby County are high up in the table. Let's go!
- Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
This has all the signs of an action-packed game with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Barnsley form and stats
Barnsley have performed here at Oakwell Stadium this season with 9 wins from 14 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 4. Barnsley has recorded two wins in a row here at Oakwell Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
It's back home for Barnsley, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cheltenham Town away with the result 4-0. Norwood, Phillips, Kane and Williams found the net in that victory. As mentioned above, Barnsley "killed" Cheltenham Town in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfield player Kane got a match rating of 8.23 in that game, the max score being 10. Kane scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Port Vale and winning 3-1.Barnsley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Oakwell Stadium with 22 goals in 14 league matches.
Derby County form and stats
The visitors are W5-D6-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
County won their last game, 2-0 versus Charlton Athletic played at home. Midfield player Hourihane was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.44/10. Hourihane served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Lincoln City.A quick return to home after this game, as Derby County are hosting Cheltenham Town in the League One only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far County have scored 17 goals in 15 league games away. It's not easy to score on Derby County as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head meeting ended Derby County - Barnsley 2-1, earlier this season. Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Barnsley, two draws and six wins for Derby County. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
![]() D. McGoldrick 13 goals | ![]() J. Collins 9 goals | ![]() D. Cole 7 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Derby County missing players
| Barnsley | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 45 | 22 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 50 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 81% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 68% |
| 47% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 48% |
| 20% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 13% | 16% |
| 40% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 45% |
| 37% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 27% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 47% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 12.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13.3 | 14.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 43% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 25% | 32% |
| 8.7 | 8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
- Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 68 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 60 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 59 |
| 5 | Derby County | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 57 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 56 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 53 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 48 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -13 | 40 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | -1 | 39 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 39 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -11 | 38 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 34 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 33 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 30 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -21 | 29 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -25 | 29 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -20 | 28 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -38 | 22 |
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