Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Peterborough
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2023
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Barnsley
Following a 2-2 draw with Reading, Peterborough will look to put an extra pressure on league leaders Portsmouth when they take on Barnsley on Friday evening. The Posh are eyeing their eighth home win of the process and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach against Barnsley. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of the last game of the year.
The Tykes, on the other hand, proved their worth in back-to-back wins over Stevenage (2-1) and Port Vale (3-2). As Barnsley are likely to stick their attacking style of play, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Neill Collins is likely to field the same starting XI that won the Boxing Day clash. In their last meeting in the English third tier Peterborough defeated Barnsley 3-1, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on over 2.5 goals.
Highlighted Player (Jonson Clarke Harris):
The Leicester born striker started his career at Coventry City, joining their youth academy at the age of 15. Harris, who holds both the English and Jamaican citizenship, chose to represent the former but is yet to feature for any of England's international levels. He made his first professional debut on the 10th of August 2010, in a 2-0 League Cup loss to Morecambe, a feature that made him the youngest player to ever appear for Coventry.
After successive loan moves where he made little impact, Harris left the Sky Blues to join Oldham Athletic in May 2013 on a year-long contract. His excellence earned him the Young Player of the Season award and a high profile move to Rotherham United at the end of the season in a deal worth 350,000 euros. After several inconsistent performances, Harris left the Millers.
He then went on to play for MK Dons and Doncaster on loan before re-joining Coventry for a second spell where-in he helped the club in promoting to League One. Born on the 21st of July 1994, the 25-year-old is known for his physicality and hold-up play and currently plies his trade for Bristol, whom he joined at the start of 2019.
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.
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