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Barnsley FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Michal Helik 30' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Huddersfield Town AFCChampionship at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee David Webb

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
19 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
15 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
12 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
04 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
19 Dec Watford FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
12 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 0–5 L
08 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
05 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Barnsley FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 13' GOAL! Rarmani Edmonds-Green fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michal Helik makes it 1-1.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Michal Helik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Lewis O'Brien has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Dominik Frieser is replaced by Victor Adeboyejo on 60 minute.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Barnsley FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Isaac Mbenza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Carel Eiting as he leaves the pitch. Alex Pritchard steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Barnsley FCHerbie Kane on, Matty James off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Isaac Mbenza as he leaves the pitch. Adama Diakhaby steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Oakwell Stadium. Barnsley FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' George Miller gets the nod from Barnsley FC. He replaces Cauley Woodrow and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC49% Draw26% Huddersfield Town AFC25%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
51%
Barnsley FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC34% Draw46% Huddersfield Town AFC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
34%
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
21%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.