Barnsley vs West Brom Prediction and Match Preview

Aron Wright - December 15, 2021

Barnsley vs West Brom
England – Championship
Date: Friday, 17 December 2021
Kick-off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Oakwell.

West Brom are falling behind in their pursuit for a ticket to the PL. As of now, they are placed third in the table, and as per current standings, they will have to go through the playoffs to earn promotion.

At the start of the season, they had set clear sights on a top-two finish, in order to get directly promoted to the top flight.

Currently, they need a surplus of three points to climb to the second position, and they need a win at any cost this Friday.

Fortunately, they are pitted against one of the worst teams in the competition – Barnsley. They are placed 23^rd in a table of 24, right in the clutches of the relegation zone. Surely count on Brom to post the three points this weekend at the Oakwell.

Barnsley vs West Brom Head-to-head (h2h)

• The latest encounter had ended in a 1-1 draw.
• Six of the past seven clashes had goals from both teams.
• It’s been 12 years since the hosts have won at this stadium.
• The last the home team kept a clean sheet at this venue was back in 1997.
• Seven of the preceding ten meetings had three or more goals.

Barnsley vs West Brom Prediction & Analysis

Barnsley lost 2-1 on the road the last match-day, against Preston. They are also on a six-game winless streak, and had remained so in 19 of their past 20 fixtures. In the process, they had gone on separate three-match and seven-game losing streaks.

On the other hand, Brom had registered a 1-0 win at home against Reading. They are also on a two-fixture winning streak, and a four-game unbeaten run.

They were also invincible in 22 of their past 27 fixtures, and they have lost four times on the road in the past seven-month period.

Taking into account these observations, as well as past h2h stats, expect a win for West Brom this weekend.

Key Stats for Betting

• Brom are placed third in the table, and they have conceded the least number of goals of all the teams in the league.
• Meanwhile, Barnsley are placed second to last in the table, and have won just twice all through the campaign.
• Only two other teams have conceded more goals than them in the competition.
• They have a single clean sheet in the past 14 games.

Tips for Barnsley vs West Brom

• West Brom to Win @ 1.80 (4/5)

• Over 1.5 Team Goals by West Brom @ 2.00 (1/1).