Barnsley – West Brom Free Bettings Tips
Barnsley and West Bromwich play at Oakwell Stadium, in a match for the 23rd round of the Championship. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. The last head-to-head between these two teams, in 26‑12‑2019, ended in a draw by (1‑1). In this match, the home factor may play an important role, as Barnsley has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Barnsley Analysis
The home team is currently in the 23rd place, with 13 points won, after 2 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home against Huddersfield Town, by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Preston North End, by (2‑1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when they play in front of their fans, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 home defeats, with 13 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Barnsley won 6 points out of a possible 30, after 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches, the most frequent scorer at half-time was 0‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). The team has conceded goals to its opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, as in 8 of the last 11 they played there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that rarely scores first: they have only opened the scoreboard in 5 of their last 22 matches for the Championship, of these 5 they reached half-time with an advantage by 3 and won at the end of the 90′ in 1. In 22 matches for this competition, they have suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 periods that stand out in the last 11 home matches for this competition: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31’‑45′).
Barnsley’s team starts for this game after a 2-1 defeat in the trip to Preston’s field, putting an end to the two straight games without losing in this competition: the only goal of the team was signed by Cauley Woodrow. In this match against West Bromwich Albion, coach Poya Asbaghi should keep the team in 3-4-3 with Cauley Woodrow, Aaron Leya Iseka and Carlton Morris the forward men of the home team: the last player mentioned is the top scorer with 4 goals scored. For this game the home coach can count on all his players.
West Bromwich Analysis
The away team is in the 3rd position, after 11 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, having won 40 points. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Coventry City, by (1‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with a total of 20 goals scored and 12 conceded. At home, they won 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats, with a total of 20 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches West Bromwich has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In 22 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 7 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
West Bromwich Albion enters this match after a 1-0 victory against Reading, thus adding the second consecutive victory in this English second division: the only goal of the match was scored by Callum Robinson. In this away game, coach Valérien Ismael should keep the team in 3-4-3, prioritizing the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the corridors. Forward Karlant Grant is the club’s top scorer with 9 goals scored. For this game, the coach is without Dara O’Shea and Kean Bryan, both with physical problems.
BOTH TEAMS SCORE – Odds: 1.90
