Week 23 brings us a match on Dec 26th where Accrington Stanley will host Barnsley at Wham Stadium in a meeting of these two League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Accrington Stanley is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Oxford United. James Henry scored the first goal for Oxford United in the 58th minute, but Ethan Hamilton got the equalizer for Accrington Stanley in the 84th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Accrington Stanley. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed Barnsley, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Burton Albion. Devante Cole struck first for Barnsley in the 36th minute, then Devante Cole added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Nicky Cadden In the end, Burton Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Barnsley ran away with the shutout win. Barnsley should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Barnsley is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Adam Phillips and Devante Cole each having 3 goals in their last five. For Accrington Stanley, their top scorers are Shaun Whalley and Ethan Hamilton, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.