Barnsley hosts Bournemouth in round 16 of the English Championship. The match will be played on Friday, December 4th at Oakwell (Barnsley)
The Tykes have recently spent a lot of time at the level of the third football division of the country. In the summer, they were very close to relegation from the Championship. As a result, it turned out to outrank Hull City (by four), Wigan (by two), and Charlton by only one point. Barnsley did not start the new draw positively, which resulted in a change of coach in the middle of autumn. The management appointed Valerien Ismael (a famous French defender in the past) who had worked in a new role in Nuremberg, Wolfsburg, Apollon, and LASK. His results in those clubs were not the best, but he managed to start with four victories in five matches in England. After that, the Tykes noticeably slowed down but not for long. On Tuesday, they managed to win on Birmingham’s pitch after two defeats in a row.
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The Cherries spent five years in the Premier League. And they remembered for the desire of young Eddie Howe to inculcate his original style, which allowed Bournemouth to stay in the division. It didn’t work only in the last championship, when the team lacked a little to outrank Aston Villa in the struggle for survival. After that, the manager who had raised the team from the lower leagues left the post. Bournemouth was entrusted to Eddie's longtime assistant, Jason Tindall. Then the club sold Ramsdale, Ake, and Callum Wilson. Ryan Fraser (at the beginning of July, when the contract ended), Ibe, and Arter also left. Nevertheless, Bournemouth feels more or less confident among the leaders. Dominik Solanke finally managed to show himself well at least at this level, and he began to score quite regularly. But it is too early to say that the Cherries have secured the status of the best in the Championship – the density in the group of leaders is very high so far. And the club gained only one point in the last two matches.
Bournemouth has not lost in five head-to-head matches in a row. However, the last time the clubs crossed their paths was in the 2013/2014 season of the Championship, when the Cherries were able to win both matches with a 1-0 score. Bournemouth will try to interrupt the unsuccessful streak and win the upcoming game. However, Barnsley is also in a good mood after the away victory. We think that we should wait for spectacular and scoring football.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
