Barnsley vs Sunderland A.F.C
Barnsley still remembers a landslide defeat at home to Sunderland at the end of November, and the chance to reply arrived on match day 37 which was held at Oakwell Stadium.
At that Sunderland managed to swing with a score of 4-2 which opened with Aiden McGeady penalty execution in the 19th minute, while Barnsley replied through Kieffer Moore’s brace on 41 and 61 minutes. The score was quite surprising because the previous two matches were always won by Barnsley with a clean score -0 and 0-1.
Barnsley continued to improve and is now in the runner-up position. They also managed to close the last 2 games without conceding against Southend and Accrington. In fact, Accrington’s visit kept Barnsley’s home record from this season’s defeat with 12 wins and 6 draws.
Moving to the next camp, Sunderland just passed a tiring party last Saturday (9/3) which ended with a 1-1 draw at Wycombe headquarters. The Black Cats even had to wait until 94 minutes to comfort the position, which was followed by 3 red cards for the two camps before dispersal.
This draw became Sunderland’s worst achievement after winning the previous 4 matches in a row. They were also able to produce a total of 10 goals, 3 clean sheets, and only conceded 2 times during that period.
The match is predicted to return to running hot because Sunderland trailed right behind Barnsley by 4 points. The host is a favorite armed with a home record that has not been defeated this season, while Sunderland will try to destroy the party.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 2.05