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Championship | Gameweek 45
Apr 30, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Oakwell
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Barnsley
1 - 3
Preston

Marsh (17')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Johnson (23', 54'), Riis Jakobsen (74')
Lindsay (28')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Barnsley and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Brom 4-0 Barnsley
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Barnsley 2-2 Preston North End

This should be an open game as both clubs will be coupling low confidence levels with experimental sides as the two managers look ahead to next season. We think that it could be high-scoring but end level. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 41.24%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.37%) and 2-0 (7.8%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.

Result
BarnsleyDrawPreston North End
41.24%27.77%31%
Both teams to score 47.58%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.9%58.1%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.23%78.77%
Barnsley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.29%27.71%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.73%63.27%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.82%34.18%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.13%70.88%
Score Analysis
    Barnsley 41.23%
    Preston North End 30.99%
    Draw 27.76%
BarnsleyDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 12.15%
2-1 @ 8.37%
2-0 @ 7.8%
3-1 @ 3.58%
3-0 @ 3.34%
3-2 @ 1.92%
4-1 @ 1.15%
4-0 @ 1.07%
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 41.23%
1-1 @ 13.04%
0-0 @ 9.47%
2-2 @ 4.49%
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 27.76%
0-1 @ 10.16%
1-2 @ 7%
0-2 @ 5.46%
1-3 @ 2.51%
0-3 @ 1.95%
2-3 @ 1.61%
Other @ 2.3%
Total : 30.99%

How you voted: Barnsley vs Preston

Barnsley
20.5%
Draw
38.5%
Preston North End
41.0%
39
Head to Head
Dec 11, 2021 3pm
May 1, 2021 3pm
Preston
2-0
Barnsley
Storey (38'), Evans (49')
Whiteman (58')

Helik (45+1'), Dike (72')
Dec 15, 2020 7.45pm
Barnsley
2-1
Preston
Mowatt (54'), Adeboyejo (80')
Styles (84'), L (90')
Maguire (2')
Browne (63'), Johnson (71')
Jan 21, 2020 7.45pm
Oct 5, 2019 3pm
Preston
5-1
Barnsley
Johnson (31', 61'), Barkhuizen (50'), Pearson (63'), Harrop (77')
Browne (67')
McGeehan (43')
McGeehan (27'), Williams (65'), Wilks (67')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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