Barnsley vs Wigan PREDICTION (11.07.2020)

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Barnsley vs Wigan SOCCER PICKS

Barnsley and Wigan Athletic meet forces at Oakwell Stadium, in a match for the 43rd round of the Championship. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 31‑08‑2019, the two teams tied (0‑0). The history of recent direct confrontations between these two teams indicates total balance, since there have been 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 games.

Barnsley :

The home team is currently in 24th position, with 34 points won, after 8 wins, 10 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to Reading by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Cardiff City, by (0‑2). For the championship, Barnsley conquered 15 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 21 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Barnsley comes to this game with a 1-1 draw, on Luton’s visit to the field, thus registering the second consecutive game without losing in this condition: Aapo Halme scored the team’s only goal. In this match against Wigan, coach Gerhard Struber should keep the team at 3-5-2 favoring the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks through the hallways. Offensive midfielder Woodrow is the highlight of this Barnsley team with 14 goals scored. All players are available for this important match.

Wigan Athletic :

The visiting team is currently in 20th position, with 41 points won, after 10 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against West Bromwich Albion, by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Luton Town, by (0‑0). For the championship, Wigan Athletic conquered 15 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 in 18 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Wigan Athletic team comes motivated for this match after a 1-0 victory against QPR, returning to the triumphs after the defeat in the previous match against Brentford: Kieffer Moore was the great hero when he scored the only goal. In this away game, coach Paul Cook should keep 4-3-3 with Naismith, Lowe and Moore as the most advanced players on the team. It should be noted that striker Kieffer Moore is Wigan Athletic’s top scorer with 7 goals scored. For this match, the commander cannot count on Jacobs, Dunkley and Roberts due to injury.


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