Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bristol City
Match Time & Date:
30/10/2021
16:00
Prediction: 2-0
Barnsley
Bristol City will look to make amends for a heavy 3-0 loss to WBA when they take on Barnsley at Ashton Gate Stadium on Matchday 15. The Robins are on a three-game losing run in the Championship, but Saturday’s clash could be the turning point for the home side. All Tommy Conway, Robbie Cundy, and Antoine Semenyo are sidelined with injuries for the hosts. The Tykes, on the other hand, have been struggling in the first half of the season, with the team recording no more than one win in the process.
Barnsley are on a six-game losing run in the Championship, meaning that Bristol City will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. Devante Cole is pushing for a start after finding the net in the 3-2 loss to Sheffield Utd, while all Josh Benson, Carlton Morris, and Mads Juel Andersen are out of contention through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Nahki Wells):
Born on June 1, 1990 in Hamilton, Bermuda, Nahki Wells is a 170-cm-tall attacker who plays for the Bermuda national team. Wells is a product of Dandy Town Hornets youth academy and he continued playing for the Bermudan side at senior level.
The experienced striker played for the likes of Bermuda Hogges, Eccleshill United and Carlisle United before joining Bradford City in 2011. After spending three seasons at Valley Parade, Nahki Wells signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Huddersfield Town in the winter of 2014. In 2017 he moved to Burnley, but he played for Queens Park Rangers as a loan footballer in the 2018/2019 season.
Speaking of his international career, Wells made his debut for the Bermuda national team in 2007. He scored his first ever goal for Bermuda in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. The Burnley man will represent the Gombey Warriors at the 2019 Gold Cup.
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.
