Our prediction for this Championship match:
Barnsley
Match Time & Date:
06/03/2021
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Birmingham City
Barnsley and Birmingham City square off against each other at Oakwell in what is expected to be a very exciting game. The Tykes aim to extend their winning run to seven games, and we are positive that they will adopt yet another attack-minded approach against Birmingham City. Both Kitching and Williams are likely to miss Saturday’s clash through injuries. The Blues, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late.
Birmingham City are eager to escape the danger zone, but given Barnsley’s current form, we do not believe that the relegation-threatened visitors are going to grab something from the match. Both Boyd-Munce and Jeacock are sidelined through injuries, while Cosgrove is a major doubt. You should bear in mind that the Tykes are after their fourth consecutive win at home ground in the English second tier.
Highlighted Player (Patrick Schmidt):
Patrick Schmidt is an Austria international who plays for Championship club Barnsley as a forward. Born in Eisenstadt, Austria on July 22, 1998 Schmidt began his senior career at Admira Wacker. After making 46 appearances for Admira Wacker II, the 179-cm tall striker started playing for the first-team in the 2016/2017 Austrian Bundesliga season.
Three years later Patrick Schmidt decided to take a step forward in his football career as he signed a four-year deal with Barnsley. The full-of-pace forward scored eight goals in the 2018/2019 season for Admira and he is widely expected to shine with the Tykes in the 2019/2020 Championship campaign. It has to be noted that Schmidt played for Austria U16, U17, U18 and U19 teams.
The Barnsley attacker currently represents Austria U21 team in international matches. His main position is centre-forward, but he is used as both left and right winger as well.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.
