Barnsley vs Swansea City
24th November 1945hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Away Win -1
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 15/4 odds taken 1416 GMT, Tuesday 23 November
Barnsley and Swansea City square off at Oakwell this Wednesday in the EFL Championship. After watching his new team suffer a heavy loss at Fulham last weekend, new Tykes boss Poya Asbaghi has his work cut out in South Yorkshire. Can Barnsley start the new era with a positive result, or will Russell Martin’s Swans return to South Wales with three points in the bag? Read on for the latest betting odds and best predictions.
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Barnsley Preview – Can Asbaghi start with a win?
Barnsley have had a miserable season so far. After 18 games played, the Tykes are down in 23rd spot, winning two, drawing five and losing 11. If Derby County had not been deducted points, Barnsley would be bottom of the Championship table right now.
The Yorkshire club shocked many by reaching the play-offs last season. However, the popular Valerien Ismael left to take over at West Bromwich Albion in the summer, and his replacement Markus Schopp found it tough going at Oakwell. Will Poya Asbaghi have better luck?
Barnsley head into this one having lost nine of their past ten league games. Last time out, they were thumped 4-1 at Fulham. Can they bounce back and pick up a much-needed positive result from this one?
Swansea City Preview – Swans to return to Wales with the points?
Russell Martin had a tough time at Swansea City at the start, guiding the Welsh club to just one win from their opening eight league matches. However, they have improved drastically over the past couple of months, winning half of their following ten.
Swansea had won four of five before their humbling 4-0 loss at Bournemouth in their last away game. They followed that up with a 1-1 home draw with Blackpool last time out, shipping late to drop two points. After two poor results, can they get back to winning ways here?
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Swansea have won at Reading (EFL Cup), Bristol City and Coventry City this season – the away win here is available at 11/8.
Barnsley vs Swansea City Betting Advice
These two clubs met in the Championship play-off semi-finals last season. Swansea picked up a 1-0 win at Oakwell in the first leg, with Andre Ayew scoring the only goal of the game. They drew 1-1 in South Wales, which put City through with a 2-1 aggregate victory. The Swans went on to lose to Brentford in the final.
Swansea did the double over the Tykes in the regular season, winning 2-0 at home and 2-0 on the road. Barnsley have not beaten the Welsh club since the 2006 EFL League One play-off final in Cardiff.
Key Facts – Barnsley vs Swansea City Betting Tip
- Swansea are unbeaten in 14 against Barnsley (eight wins, six draws)
- The Tykes have lost nine of their last ten
- The Swans have picked up five wins from their past ten fixtures
Barnsley and in dire straits at present, and Swansea will be hoping to capitalise on that on Wednesday night. We can see the hosts crashing to a tenth defeat in 11 games. Take a punt on the Swans to win -1 at 15/4.
Joel Piroe has been a huge success at Swansea this season, netting an impressive 11 goals in 18 league and cup appearances. Piroe, who netted in the last one, is the 5/1 favourite to open the scoring here.
The best betting odds for Barnsley vs Swansea City
Barnsley to win: 2/1 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Swansea City to win: 11/8 at Bet365
