Our prediction for this Championship match:
Barnsley
Match Time & Date:
24/02/2021
19:00
Prediction: 1-0
Stoke City
Wednesday’s football game at Oakwell pits together Barnsley and Stoke City, the two teams who are level on points in the Championship standings. Barnsley are on a three-game winning run in the English second tier, meaning that they are high on spirits ahead of the midweek clash. The Tykes defeated Bristol City on the road in their last league match, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to book their place in the playoffs.
All Aapo Halme, Liam Kitching, and Ben Williams are all out of contention through injuries. The Potters, on the other hand, have been impressive at home ground of late, with the team beating both Sheffield Wednesday and Luton Town in the previous two games at their Bet365 Stadium. The Potters, though, are not regarded as good travellers, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered. All Collins, Fox, and Campbell are injured for the visitors.
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 (Stoke City):
Stoke City FC (named Stoke FC until 1925) is an English football club from the city Stoke-on-Trent (located in the north of England). De club was founded in the year 1863 and next to Notts County FC the club from Stoke is the oldest professional football club worldwide. Different signs of Stoke City show that the club is founded in 1868. Currently Stoke City is playing in the Premier League. The home games of Stoke City are hosted in the Britannia Stadium which holds a capacity for 29 000 spectators.
The most known nickname of Stoke City FC is the Potters. The main club colors of the club are red and white. The away it is colored in blue. The only 3 prizes Stoke City managed to win so far are the League Cup in 1972 and the Football League Trophy twice (1992 and 2000). Famous players that played for Stoke City FC are: Ameobi, Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch.
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