In this 45th week match, on Saturday Apr 30th, Barnsley will host Preston North End in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 24th placed Barnsley, recorded a 0-2 loss against Blackpool. Owen Dale scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 39th minute, then Oliver Casey added another in the 66th minute In the end, Barnsley was frustrated by Blackpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackpool ended the match with the shutout victory. Barnsley looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 16th placed Preston North End, recorded a 1-4 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 9th minute, then John Buckley added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Ben Brereton. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Deepdale, Preston North End was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Alan Browne struck first for Preston North End in the 57th minute, then Cauley Woodrow got the equalizer for Barnsley in the 65th minute on a feed from Callum Brittain.
Preston North End’s most prolific scorer has been Cameron Archer. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Barnsley is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Palmer and Claudio Gomes each only have 1 goal in their last 5.