Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

Apr 22, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield
2 - 1
Barnsley

Rhodes (4'), Toffolo (45+1')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Styles (90+7')
Wolfe (51'), Kitching (52'), Palmer (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Huddersfield Town and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Huddersfield Town

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Nott'm Forest
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Bournemouth	46	35	88
3	Huddersfield Town	46	17	82
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80

Barnsley

Last Six:

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	Peterborough United	46	-44	37
23	Derby County	46	-8	34
24	Barnsley	46	-40	30

We said: Huddersfield Town 2-0 Barnsley

Now at the point of no return, it remains to be seen whether Barnsley will approach this contest any differently. Nevertheless, regardless of the Tykes' strategy, it is difficult to back against Huddersfield coming through this contest in a professional manner, potentially scoring in each half to secure victory. 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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 54.53%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 20.99%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.61%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (7.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.

Result
Huddersfield Town	Draw	Barnsley
54.53%	24.49%	20.99%

Both teams to score 48.69%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.5%

52.5%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.83%

74.17%

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.83%

19.18%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.16%

50.85%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.24%

39.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.57%

76.43%

Score Analysis

Huddersfield Town 54.52%

Barnsley 20.99%

Draw 24.48%

Huddersfield Town	Draw	Barnsley
1-0 @ 12.59% 2-0 @ 10.39% 2-1 @ 9.59% 3-0 @ 5.72% 3-1 @ 5.28% 3-2 @ 2.44% 4-0 @ 2.36% 4-1 @ 2.18% 4-2 @ 1.01% Other @ 2.97% Total : 54.52%	1-1 @ 11.61% 0-0 @ 7.62% 2-2 @ 4.42% Other @ 0.82% Total : 24.48%	0-1 @ 7.03% 1-2 @ 5.36% 0-2 @ 3.24% 1-3 @ 1.65% 2-3 @ 1.36% 0-3 @ 1% Other @ 1.35% Total : 20.99%