Barnsley hosts Cardiff City in round 26 of the English Championship. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 27th at Oakwell (Barnsley)
Barnsley is a modest club that has been alternating between League One and the Championship in recent years. In 2020, the team almost dropped to the country's 3rd division once again, but in the end, it managed to climb to the saving 21st place. Not everything was successful at the start of the new season. But in October, the bosses appointed Valerien Ismael. The Frenchman, who was a successful defender and already has considerable coaching experience, managed to raise his new charges to the middle of the standings. 2020 ended with five victories in six rounds. However, the Tykes have not managed to win in the Championship in January. They lost three games in a row, but the results in the FA Cup were much better. They managed to knock out not only Tranmere but also Norwich, which is the leader of the division.
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Cardiff City was close to returning to the Premier League last season. But having scored 73 points, the Welsh club finished only 5th and then lost in the playoffs. After that, there was no further expected progress. On the contrary, the team is only slowing down. In November and December, the Bluebirds had a successful segment with five victories in six matches, but that streak ended before Christmas. In recent weeks, Cardiff was eliminated from the cup, losing to Nottingham Forest on the road (1:0). And the Welsh team failed to score a single point in the last five Championship rounds. Such results dropped the ambitious Bluebirds to the lower part of the standings. Fatal was the 0-1 defeat to QPR on January 20. After that, the bosses said goodbye to Neil Harris and invited the experienced Mick McCarthy to replace him. And the upcoming match will be a debut for the Irish manager. Will he shake up the brainchild of controversial Vincent Tan?
Both clubs look very weak in the middle of winter. Of course, everyone wants to end their losing streak in the Championship, but it is unlikely that this will provide high scoring - we will bet on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
