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Barnsley vs Norwich Prediction & Betting tips
Barnsley and Norwich City meet at Oakwell Stadium, in a match for the 35th round of the Championship. The two teams tied (1-1), on 11-18-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches they played. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Barnsley:
The home team is currently in the 21 st position of the league, with 32 points won, after 7 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Birmingham City, by (0-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Hull City, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Barnsley won 1, tied 4 and lost 5, for which he won 7 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 9 games ago. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 19 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 17 home matches for this competition: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (0′-15 ‘).
The Barnsley comes to this game after a stranger draw, a ball, in the visit to the Hull stadium. The home team usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are McBurnie, Moore and Thiam. By acting in their stadium, it is guessed that the Barnsley adopt a more offensive posture, with the aim of scoring the first goal of the match. In the most central area of the terrain it is possible for Williams, Potts and Gardner to act, the latter being responsible for conducting the attacks of their team. The coach José Morais must have all the players at his disposal.
Norwich City:
The away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 12 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (2-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Bolton Wanderers, by (0-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 14 suffered. For the league, Norwich City won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 34 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The Norwich comes to this game after a draw at home, to zero, at the reception at Bolton. Similar to the rival of this round, the visiting team will choose to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Hernández, Nélson Oliveira and Murphy. By acting outside the home, you can guess that Norwich adopts a more defensive stance, always lurking the possibility of creating danger through counterattacks. To emphasize that the visiting coach will not be able to count on the midfielder Louis Thompson, for being injured.
Barnsley vs Norwich head to head matches
18.11.17 CHA Norwich Barnsley 1 : 1
18.03.17 CHA Norwich Barnsley 2 : 0
10.12.16 CHA Barnsley Norwich 2 : 1
26.02.11 CHA Barnsley Norwich 0 : 2
11.09.10 CHA Norwich Barnsley 2 : 1