Our prediction for this Championship match:
Barnsley
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-2
Huddersfield
Saturday’s football game at Oakwell pits together Barnsley and Huddersfield Town, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2021/2022 season. The Tykes are having a season to forget, with the team collecting only 12 points in total in the process. Jordan Williams is sidelined with injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. The Terriers, on the other hand, suffered back-to-back losses to QPR and Middlesbrough in the previous two league fixtures, with the team dropping to 8th place in the standings.
Huddersfield aim to move closer to the playoffs berth, and they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. Keep in mind, though, that all Jonathan Hogg, Aaron Rowe, Alex Vallejo, Pipa, and Jordan Rhodes should miss out with injuries. There are no suspended players in the away team.
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 (Huddersfield):
Back in 1926 Huddersfield Town became the first English club to win three straight domestic trophies. Since 1908 the Terriers were playing at Leeds Road, but in 1994 John Smith’s Stadium became home of Huddersfield Town. The club play in the English second tier (Championship) and the colour of the their home kit is blue and white (stripes).
Huddersfield Town were founded in 1910 and just three years later they entered the Football League. In 1926 the Terriers won their last domestic trophy, but they did well finishing runners up in the FA Cup 1920. The club’s biggest rivals are Leeds United and it has to be noted that Huddersfield Town have better head-to-head record of the two teams.
Bradford City are considered Huddersfield’s local rivals as well, but there are small rivalries with Barnsley, Halifax Town, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. The club’s chairman is Dean Hoyle.
