Both Barnsley and Swansea will be looking to return to winning ways when they lock at the Oakwell Ground this Wednesday in an exciting Championship fixture scheduled to kickoff at 22:45.
Barnsley have made a slow and disappointing campaign this season with club only claiming two wins in their 18 league matches, while have picked up five draws and have suffered 11 defeats in the process, and currently sit in the relegation zone in the 23rd on 11 points, four points adrift of safety.
The Tykes will once again begin a new era for the third time in little more than a year as Poya Asbaghi was appointed as Barnsley’s head coach and he will be tasked with keeping the side in the Championship this season. This will be his first game in charge of the Tykes and he will want to begin on a positive note.
Though the hosts are in a poor form having lost nine of their last 10 matches and are coming off a 4-1 defeat at Fulham in their last Championship match on the weekend. Prior to that Barnsley were of a 2-0 home defeat to Hull City before the international break and therefore they will be looking to bounce back as they aim at salvaging their season.
Meanwhile, Swansea have made a perfectly balanced Championship campaign this season as they have won six, drawn six and lost six of their 18 league matches and currently sit exactly in the middle of the table on 24 points with just five points outside the playoff spots.
The side has been on the upward in the recent weeks but there will be a sense of frustration over their last two results in the Championship as they first lost 4-0 to Bournemouth before the international break and looked well on the way to a welcome bounce as they led Blackpool until the 86th minute when they were pegged back and forced to settle for a share in spoils in the 1-1 draw last weekend.
Therefore, Russell Martin’s side will be looking to bounce back to winning ways in the Wednesday’s clash as they aim at reducing the gap between them and the playoff spots.
Barnsley vs Swansea head to head
Swansea hold an good head to head to record against Barnsley as they have claimed nine victories in their 17 meetings since 2005, while their opponents have managed just one victory and there have been seven draws.
- Swansea 1-1 Barnsley 22/05/21
- Barnsley 0-1 Swansea 17/05/21
- Barnsley 0-2 Swansea 16/01/21
- Swansea 2-0 Barnsley 19/12/20
- Swansea 0-0 Barnsley 29/12/19
Home
- Fulham 4-1 Barnsley
- Barnsley 0-2 Hull
- Barnsley 2-1 Derby County
- Bristol City 2-1 Barnsley
- Barnsley 2-3 Sheffield
Away
- Swansea 1-1 Blackpool
- Bournemouth 4-0 Swansea
- Coventry 1-2 Swansea
- Swansea 3-0 Peterborough
- Birmingham 2-1 Swansea
Barnsley team news
Callum Brittain returm from his suspension means that Barnsley have no reports of any missing players.
Swansea team news
Return of Ryan Bennett from his one-month suspension also means that Swansea have no reports of any missing players.
Prediction and odds
- Swansea win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
