About Match
Barnsley (18th, 7 pts) visit Huddersfield Town (2nd, 12 pts) with 5 points between them. The last five rounds place Barnsley 9th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Huddersfield Town run at 1.67 scored and 0.67 conceded, Barnsley at 1 and 1.83. Huddersfield Town would climb to 15 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Huddersfield Town carry an 11-game unbeaten run into this.
18 meetings are on record — 10 won by Huddersfield Town, 5 by Barnsley, 3 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. History points to goals: 61% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield stages the fixture, a ground that holds 24,500.