Barnsley vs Bristol City Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Barnsley vs Bristol City Intro

Both Barnsley and Bristol City will be looking for the win when they meet at Oakwell Stadium. Bristol City are mid table, but defeat here could see them back in the low rank dogfight. As for Barnsley, their form needs to improve quickly to stand any chance of survival. Kick off for this important Championship game is on Tuesday March 15, 2022 at 7:45 PM.

As Championship heads into matchweek 38, Nigel Pearson can’t be too happy about his team having earned only 43 points, which puts them in the last place in the league. Poya Asbaghi did a better job with the Tuesday’s hosts: they are 22nd with 25 points. There is a distinct points difference between Barnsley and Bristol City in the Championship table. The teams may only be divided by 4 places, but there’s 18 points between them.

Barnsley vs Bristol City Form

Following their last round draw with Fulham, Barnsley have now won 8 points from their last five matches on a form run of D,D,L,W,W. In the meantime, Bristol City have just beaten Blackburn to make it 6 points from a possible 15. Another home win would be ideal for Barnsley, after taking 8 points from five most recent Championship games at their own stadium. Bristol City have only 4 points to show from their five away games.

Barnsley vs Bristol City H2H

Although Bristol City is playing away from home today, it has a much better track record in this fixture. It has won 16 of the 33 meetings, with Barnsley only managing to take the spoils on 7 occasions. These two have met on may occasions and it has tended to be Bristol City that has just about enjoyed the upper hand. It has also won one more than Barnsley in the last six meetings.

Barnsley vs Bristol City Analysis

Barnsley drew their last match. Poya Asbaghi’s men played against Fulham. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 1-1. Now it is time for Poya Asbaghi’s men to face Bristol City. Against Fulham, Barnsley claimed 33% of the ball. In terms of shots on goal, Barnsley struck a total of 8 shots in attack while in defence conceding 11 shots. Meanwhile, Bristol City won its previous game. Nigel Pearson’s team played Blackburn. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 1-0. Stats against Blackburn show that Bristol City had 47% of ball possession. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Bristol City, a total of 6 shots were taken in attack with 10 shots conceded in the last game.

Barnsley vs Bristol City Odds

Barnsley is the favourite to win this match between Barnsley and Bristol City according to the bookmakers.