Our prediction for this League 1 match:
After sharing the spoils with Reading at the weekend, Fleetwood will look to return to winning ways in League One when they take on Barnsley on Saturday afternoon. The Cod Army have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Bristol Rovers, losing to Lincoln, while sharing the spoils with Reading. Abraham Dorsett limped off with injury in the last league match, with Kelvin Abrefa likely to step up.
The Tykes, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury Town. Barnsley want to move closer to the automatic promotion berth and given their fine away record (8-6-1), we believe that there is a big value in betting on the visiting side. Neill Collins has no fresh injury worries to report, but defender Barry Cotter could sneak into the starting XI after the Ireland international came as a substitute against Shrewsbury.
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.