Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Legendary Hillsborough stadium will host a postponed League One fixture between Sheffield Wednesday and Burton Albion. Thanks to back-to-back wins over Doncaster and Charlton, the Owls climbed to the playoffs berth, but they need to keep on impressing if they are to secure a top-six finish. All Adeniran, Iorfa, Windass, Gregory, Dean, Mendez-Laing, and Gibson remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Brewers, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table, and seeing that Sheffield Wednesday have turned their Hillsborough into a real fortress, home win should be considered. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink should opt to make changes to the team that suffered a 2-0 loss to Shrewsbury, with all Chapman, Guedioura, and Niasse pushing for a start. In the first half of the season the Owls defeated the Brewers 2-0 at Pirelli Stadium.
Highlighted Player (Conor Hourihane):
Conor Hourihane is an Irish footballer who plays for Barnsley. The midfielder was born on 2 February, 1991 and he started his youth career at Premier League club Sunderland. In 2011 he joined Plymouth Argyle and he spent three years at Home Park.
After scoring 15 goals in 125 appearances for the Pilgrims in 2014 Hourihane decided to take next big step in his career. On 23 June he signed a three-year deal with Barnsley for a fee of £250,000. In August he won the League One Player of the Month award and, no doubt, he made a flying start to his Barnsley career. Hourihane made 46 appearances for the Tykes in the 2014/2015 League One campaign, scoring 15 goals and he certainly helped the team return to the Championship.
The Irish midfielder has eight caps for the U-21 team. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as defensive and left midfielder as well. Conor Hourihane is a right-footed footballer.
Highlighted Team (Burton):
Burton Albion are one of the four clubs that secure promotion to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 campaign. The Brewers welcome their rivals at Pirelli Stadium, the venue that was opened in 2005. The capacity of the stadium is 6,912, while the seating capacity of the venue is 2,034.
Burton Albion won the FA Trophy in 1987, with the team winning Football League Two in 2015. During the club’s non-League period, the Brewers’ local rivals were Nuneaton Borough, Tamworth, Stafford Rangers and Gresley Rovers, but while they were playing in the Football League the club’s rivals were Crewe, Port Vale, Notts County and Chesterfield.
Derby County are considered Burton Albion’s rivals as well, but the rivalry with the Rams is rather friendly. The colour of Burton Albion’s home kit is black and yellow, while they wear white and grey jerseys on the travels.