Barnsley – Birmingham PREDICTION & TIPS
Barnsley and Birmingham City are playing at Oakwell Stadium in a match for the 16th round of the Championship. The history of direct matches at this stage favors the visiting team, which in the last 3 games won 2 and drew 1. However, in the last match at this stadium in a Championship game on 12/31/2016, it went no further than a draw for (2-2). The goals of the game were scored by T. Bradshaw (24 ‘) and S. Winnall (28’) for Barnsley and J. Maghoma (33 ‘) and L. Jutkiewicz (52′) for Birmingham City. Special attention is required for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in 19th place, having won 16 points. In the last game, she beat Burton away (2-4), having drawn 1-1 in a game against Sheffield Wednesday. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 7 home games for the championship Barnsley has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so he has won 8 points out of 21.
For this competition, you have not won in your stadium for 4 games. The team conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been regularly scored, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to return to the result.
Barnsley enter into this motivated clash after a 2-4 away win over Burton: Isgrove, Potts, Williams and Barnes signed the winning goal. The home team opted to play in a traditional 4-3-3 where the three most advanced players are Barnes, Ugbo and Isgrove. For acting inside doors, it is predicted that Barnsley will adopt a more offensive stance, aiming to score the first goal of the match. Williams, Potts and Moncur may play in the most central area of the field, with the latter being responsible for leading the team. Coach Paul Heckingbottom will not be able to rely on Cameron McGeehan for being injured.
The visiting team is currently in 21st place with 12 points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, drew at home against Aston Villa by (0-0). In the last game, lost at home against Brentford by (0-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with a total of 11 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium, with a total of 14 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the championship, Birmingham City had 1 point in 21 chances, after 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 7 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 7 games outside of your stadium. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (3 in 7 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 38 of the last 58 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 15 games in this event, only achieved 1 turnaround in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Birmingham enter this unmotivated round following a 0-2 home defeat at Brentford. The away team usually plays 4-3-3, preferring offensive transitions and channeling their attack through the side aisles. The two arrows aimed at the “enemy” goal will be Jota and Maghoma, and the player responsible for defining and guiding his team’s invades is Englishman Davis. It is possible that N’Doye, Davis and Kieftenbeld operate in the most central part of the terrain. The visitors’ coach will not be able to count on Jenkinson for being injured.
Barnsley – Birmingham FREE TIPS
Barnsley – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
