Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Barnsley FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Barnsley FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 63' Alan Browne
Y 71' Daniel Johnson
Callum Styles 84' Y
Luke Thomas 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Rob Merchant
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
5
Barnsley FC 6 games · Avg 3.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2020-01-21 Barnsley FC 0–3 Preston North End FC 2019-10-05 Preston North End FC 5–1 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Dec Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
28 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–3 L
09 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
05 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 3–2 W
28 Nov Watford FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Barnsley FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 2' Sean Maguire doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 7' Conor Chaplin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' Barnsley FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 17' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. Callum Styles has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Barnsley FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valerien Ismael will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 390 games and scored 502 goals.
  • 54' Against the run of play, Alex Mowatt has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Barnsley FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Another change for Barnsley FC made on 61 minute. Dominik Frieser leaves to be changed by Victor Adeboyejo.
  • 63' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 63.
  • 67' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Sinclair is hanging Emil Riis Jakobsen on the field on 67 minute.
  • 71' Daniel Johnson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Barkhuizen is replaced by Jayden Stockley.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Paul Gallagher is replaced by Tom Bayliss.
  • 80' Victor Adeboyejo does the damage! The net is bulging and Barnsley FC surge ahead!
  • 84' It’s a booking for Barnsley FC player. Callum Styles gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' Luke Thomas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Johnson 6
Tom Barkhuizen 3
Alan Browne 1
Cauley Woodrow 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Ben Pearson 1
Aiden Marsh 1
Joshua Harrop 1

Head to Head

2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2020-01-21 Barnsley FC 0–3 Preston North End FC 2019-10-05 Preston North End FC 5–1 Barnsley FC

Barnsley FC Form

2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2020-12-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Barnsley FC W 2020-12-09 Barnsley FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-12-04 Barnsley FC 0–4 AFC Bournemouth L 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC W 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-05 Preston North End FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Preston North End FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC40% Draw25% Preston North End FC35%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Preston North End FC
60%
Barnsley FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC27% Draw44% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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