Two sides at the bottom half of the EFL Championship will face each other this weekend when Barnsley hosts Preston North End at the Oakwell Stadium. Match day schedules for 30th April 2022 at 14:30 EAT.
Barnsely is rooted at the rock bottom of the Championship table with 30 points after 40 matches. The Tykes are dropping out of the Championship without a whimper – 12 months after competing in the playoffs for promotion to the Premier League as they have not won in their last seven matches and are currently on a run of three consecutive defeats.
The Tykes will be hoping for better results following 0-2 Championship defeat to Blackpool in their last game. In that match, Barnsley managed 48% possession and six shots with two on target. Blackpool got 11 shots with four of them on target and goals by Owen Dale (39′) and Oliver Casey (66′).
On the other hand, Preston North End is 16th with 58 points in the league standings. The club has suffered three successive defeats away from home, conceding eight goals and scoring none in that run. Only Barnsley and Derby County have netted fewer goals on the road this season than the Lilywhites (16). If Preston remains in 16th place or drop lower, it will be their lowest finish since promotion to the Championship, but are only three points adrift of the top half albeit with an inferior goal difference.
The Lilywhites gets into this fixture aiming for improved results after 1-4 Championship trashing at the hands of Blackburn Rovers. In that match, Preston North End managed 54% possession and 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Alan Browne (29′). Blackburn Rovers got 12 shots with six of them on target and goals by Sam Gallagher (9′), John Buckley (12′), Darragh Lenihan (37′) and Lewis Travis (52′).
Barnsley vs Preston North End head to head
Each side claims 10 wins out of the 26 head to head clashes between these two sides since 2000, and six matches ended all square.
- Preston 2-1 Barnsley 11/12/21
- Preston 2-0 Barnsley 01/05/21
- Barnsley 2-1 Preston 15/12/20
- Barnsley 0-3 Preston 21/01/20
- Preston 5-1 Barnsley 05/10/19
Home
- Barnsley 0-2 Blackpool
- Huddersfield 2-1 Barnsley
- Barnsley 0-2 Peterborough
- Swansea 1-1 Barnsley
- Millwall 4-1 Barnsley
Away
- Preston 1-4 Blackburn
- Fulham 3-0 Preston
- Preston 1-1 Millwall
- Preston 2-1 QPR
- Preston 1-0 Blackpool
Barnsley team news
Michal Helik, Bradley Collins and Aapo Halme have all been sidelined with fitness issues.
Preston North End team news
Ryan Ledson, Ched Evans, Tom Barkhuizen and Isaiah Brown have ruled out of this fixture through injuries.
Prediction and odds
Both teams head into the game in low spirits following back to back defeats in their recent fixtures. However, we are backing a narrow away win considering that Preston have won four of the previous five meetings with Barnsley who is closing in the table standings.
- Preston North End Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
