Our prediction for this Championship match:
Barnsley
Match Time & Date:
29/09/2021
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Nottingham Forest
Barnsley and Nottingham Forest square off against each other at Oakwell in the Championship round 10. The Tykes are on a seven-game winless run in the Championship, with the team failing to find the net in three of the previous four league fixtures. The good news for the hosts is that both Jordan Williams and Romal Palmer have recovered from their respective injuries, while Mike Bahre is sidelined with injury.
The Reds, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Millwall. Nottingham Forest are eyeing their second win of the season, but beating Barnsley at Oakwell is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards, and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. Harry Arter misses out with an ankle injury, while both Samba Sow and Lewis Grabban are rated doubtful for the match.
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 (Nottingham Forest):
Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).
Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.
