Barnsley vs Preston Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Barnsley vs Preston Intro

The end of the season is approaching and Barnsley have it all to do when they host Preston at Oakwell Stadium. The home side have been in poor form throughout the season but will fancy their chances against Preston, who will be disappointed with their own campaign. This Championship tie takes place on Saturday April 30, 2022 at 11:30 AM.

Entering matchweek 45, Ryan Lowe’s Preston squad find themselves midtable with 58 points from 44 games and seated in the 16th place on the table. Meanwhile, Poya Asbaghi’s Barnsley squad sit at the very bottom of the table on 30 points. There’s a decent gap between Barnsley and Preston in the Championship table. The sides are separated by 28 points and 8 places.

Barnsley vs Preston Form

The defeat from Blackpool was another chance missed for Barnsley, who are still without a win in five games. In the meantime, Preston lost to Blackburn and now have 7 points in last 5 games. Looking at last five games at home, Barnsley doesn’t have a very good record. They have only won 5 points from a possible 15. Preston have seen little success away from home recently, winning just 2 points in their last five matches as visitors.

Barnsley vs Preston H2H

Throughout the years, the two clubs have played against each other 26 times, 6 of which were drawn matches. What’s particularly interesting is that, to this day, both clubs have won the exact same number of times – 10 wins for the hosts, Barnsley, and 10 for the visitors, Preston. This fixture is always an intriguing match up. But Preston has won 3 more than Barnsley in the last six meetings between the two.

Barnsley vs Preston Analysis

Barnsley lost their last game. Poya Asbaghi’s squad faced Blackpool. Th match ended with a score of 0-2. Now Poya Asbaghi’s men focus on their next opponents, Preston. In their match against Blackpool, Barnsley had the following ball possession : 48%. In terms of shots on goal, Barnsley struck a total of 6 shots in attack while in defence conceding 8 shots. Meanwhile, Preston lost its previous game. Ryan Lowe’s team played Blackburn. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 1-4. In their match against Blackburn, Preston had the following ball possession : 54%. In Preston previous game, they shot on target 7 times while Ryan Lowe’s men conceded 10 shots.

Barnsley vs Preston Odds

According to the oddsmakers, the favourite for this match between Barnsley and Preston is Preston.