Barnsley – Bournemouth PREDICTION (04.12.2020)

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Barnsley – Bournemouth SOCCER PICKS

Barnsley and AFC Bournemouth meet at Oakwell, in a match for the 16th round of the Championship. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 22‑03‑2014 and ended with the score: Barnsley (0‑1) AFC Bournemouth. Despite being a match between 13th and 2nd in the table, in reality it is a confrontation between the 11th classified in home games and the 10th away.

Barnsley :

After 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 13th position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they beat Birmingham City away by (1‑2), after losing in the previous match by (2‑1) away, in a match against Blackburn Rovers. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they usually win as many points at home as away. In his last matches he scored 8 goals and suffered 4 at home, against 9 scored and 13 suffered as a visitor. In their last 7 home games for the championship, Barnsley won 3, drew 2 and lost 2, for which they won 11 points out of 21 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 7 matches). His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency to have few goals, since 10 of the last 21 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 15 matches in the competition, he conceded the first goal 7 times and only managed 1 comeback.

Barnsley come into this game after a 1×2 win at Birmingham, ending a streak of two consecutive losses in the second division: the team’s goals were scored by Cauley Woodrow and Callum Styles. The highest quality of the home team lies in the ability they demonstrate to attack through quick transitions. Forward Cauley Woodrow is Barnsley’s top scorer, with five goals. Coach Valérien Ismael will not be able to count on Mike-Steven Bahre and Ben Williams, handed over to the medical department.

Bournemouth:

After 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 27 points won. In their last match, they lost to Preston North End at home by (2‑3), after in the previous match having drawn away, in a match against Rotherham United, by (2‑2). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 10 points away and 17 at home, with 11 goals scored and 8 suffered as away, against 14 goals scored and 8 suffered at home. In their last 7 away games for the championship, AFC Bournemouth has recorded 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 10 points out of 21 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final score was 1‑1 (3 out of 7 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.

Bournemouth comes to this game unmotivated, after a 2×3 home draw with Preston, thus adding the second consecutive game without a win in this second English division: the team’s goals were scored by Junior Stanislas and Sam Surridge. The visiting team usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced pieces are David Brooks, Arnaut Danjuma and Dominic Solanke. The brain of the team is the midfielder Junior Stanislas, the player responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacks. All players are available for this game.


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