Barnsley – Millwall Prediction & Picks (17.03.2018)

Barnsley and Millwall meet at Oakwell Stadium, in a match for the 38th round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 09-30-2017, Barnsley won away by (1-3). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 4 and lost 1. The last direct match between these two teams, on 06-01-2018, ended with victory of Millwall by (4-1). 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 33 points won, after 7 wins, 12 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Middlesbrough, by (3-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Norwich 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 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 1 win, 7 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 21 conceded. For the championship, Barnsley won 5 points out of 30 possible, after 5 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 9 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 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 21 times and never got the comeback.

Barnsley comes to this match after a home draw, a ball, at the Norwich reception. The home team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are McBurnie, Moore and Thiam. By acting inside the house, you can guess that Barnsley adopts a more offensive stance, with the aim of scoring the first goal of the game. 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. When it invests in the offensive process, it usually chooses to try to channel its attacks on the right flank, so it will be easier to take advantage of the depth offered by the lateral Yiadom. The coach José Morais must have all the players at his disposal.

Millwall:

The away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 55 points won, after 14 wins, 13 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Hull City, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Brentford, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 12 conceded. For the league, Millwall won 17 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, it records a sequence of 5 victories in the last games as a visitor. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (8 out of 19 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 11 of the last 18 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 37 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 13 games in which they suffered the first goal.

The Millwall enters this game motivated, after a home win, 1-0, at the reception to Brentford: Saville, in the first minute of the game, scored what would be the only goal. Unlike the rival of this round, the visiting team chooses to act in a traditional 4-4-2, in which the two most advanced players are Morison and Gregory. In spite of being acting outside the home, it is clear that the Millwall adopts a more offensive stance, maintaining its style of play. To point out that the best score of the team is midfielder George Saville, with 9 goals scored. The technician Neil Harris must have all the staff at his disposal.