Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Greenhouse Meadow will host Saturday’s encounter between Shrewsbury Town and Barnsley, the two teams who are almost level on points in the League One standings. The Shrews aim to put an end to their four-game winless run, and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach against the Tykes. Rekeil Pyke is widely expected to replace Elliott Bennett in the starting XI.
Barnsley, on the other hand, recorded a morale-boosting win over Forest Green in their last league match, with the team eliminating Bolton in their FA Cup opener. Given Shrewsbury’s anything but good form in the English their tier, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the away side. Experienced forward James Norwood should be recalled to the starting XI after he was rested in the FA Cup triumph at the weekend.
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.