Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackburn Rovers
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-0
Barnsley
Blackburn will be aiming to extend their winning run to six games when they take on Barnsley on Matchday 25. The Riversiders were not in action at the weekend as their clash with Hull City was postponed, meaning that tired legs should not prove to be a big problem for the hosts. Blackburn are determined to return secure automatic promotion to the Premier League, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Tykes.
Chile international Brereton, who scored a brace in the 4-0 crushing of Birmingham City, will be one of the men to watch in the home team. The Tykes, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest, and given their seven-game winless run in the English top flight, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on Blackburn. Both Ian Poveda and Bradley Dack are injured for the hosts, while Cameron Thompson and Aapo Halme should miss out for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Bradley Dack):
Born in Greenwich, England on December 31, 1993, Bradley Dack is a midfielder who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. Bradley Dack began his youth career at Charlton Athletic back in 2005 and five years later he moved to Corinthian. However, the English footballer started his senior career at Gillingham, making his league debut against Bradford City on August 18, 2012. 20 days later he scored his first senior goal as he found the net in Football League trophy clash against Crawley Town.
Before joining Blackburn Rovers on June 27, 2017 Bradley Dack played four games on loan for Braintree Town, scoring one goal in those league games. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both right and left midfielder as well. Dack once described himself as “free role behind two strikers”.
The Blackburn Rovers midfielder often finds the net and it has to be noted that he scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the Riversiders in the 2017/2018 League One campaign.
Highlighted Team (Barnsley):
Barnsley are an English club nicknamed the Tykes. The club was founded in 1887 and it has to be noted that they spend more seasons in the Championship than any other club in the history. The Tykes played in the Sheffield and District League from 1890, but in 1895 they were part of the Midland League. Barnsley play their home games at Oakwell, the stadium that was built in 1887.
The capacity of the stadium is 23,009 and it was opened back in 1888, just one year after the club’s foundation. The Tykes made it to the FA Cup final in 1910, but Newcastle United proved to be a big catch for the Oakwell outfit in the title game.
Nonetheless, Barnsley won the FA cup trophy in 1912 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Barnsley defeated West Bromwich Albion in the two-legged tie (0-0, 1-0) to clinch the prestigious trophy for the first and only time in their history.
