In this week 25 match on Jan 2nd, Bolton Wanderers will travel to Barnsley to battle Barnsley in a meeting of these two evenly matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Barnsley sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Fleetwood Town. James Norwood struck first for Barnsley in the 64th minute on a feed from Liam Kitching, but Admiral Muskwe got the equalizer for Fleetwood Town in the 77th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Barnsley should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 5th placed Bolton Wanderers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Derby County. Neither Bolton Wanderers nor Derby County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Bolton Wanderers is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers last played eachother at the University Of Bolton Stadium on Sat Nov 5th. Barnsley took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Almeida Santos struck first for Barnsley on an own goal in the 6th minute, then Adam Phillips added another in the 33rd minute.
Dion Charles has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Bolton Wanderers. Devante Cole has been the most effective weapon for Barnsley lately. The English attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.