In this week 24 match, on Wednesday Jan 12th, Barnsley and Stoke City will play a match in Barnsley in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 23rd placed Barnsley is fresh off their 5-4 win against Barrow. Mads Juel Andersen struck first for Barnsley in the 23rd minute on a feed from Callum Styles, then Jordan Williams added another in the 42nd minute. Barnsley looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while stoke City sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Preston North End. Ben Wilmot scored the first goal for Stoke City in the 46th minute, but Brad Potts got the equalizer for Preston North End in the 59th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 81st minute on a goal by Andrew Hughes. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Stoke City and Barnsley last played eachother at the Bet365 Stadium on Wed Sep 15th. Stoke City and Barnsley battled to a 1-1 draw. Sam Surridge struck first for Stoke City in the 17th minute, but Cauley Woodrow got the equalizer for Barnsley in the 38th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Barnsley.
Mario Vrančić and Tyrese Campbell are the top scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Carlton Morris has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Barnsley.