Championship

Championship | Gameweek 35

Mar 6, 2021 at 3pm UK

Oakwell Stadium

Barnsley
1 - 0
Birmingham

Dike (49')
Halme (77'), Mason (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Friend (33'), Harper (72')

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The Match

Match Report

A second-half Daryl Dike rocket saw the Reds climb into the top six after a seventh successive win.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Barnsley and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 45.85%. A draw had a probability of 28.5% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.44%) and 2-1 (8.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.97%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (10.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Barnsley in this match.

Result
Barnsley	Draw	Birmingham City
45.85%	28.54%	25.6%

Both teams to score 42.57%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

37.06%

62.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

17.57%

82.42%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.45%

27.55%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.93%

63.07%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.76%

41.24%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.23%

77.76%

Score Analysis

Barnsley 45.85%

Birmingham City 25.6%

Draw 28.54%

Barnsley	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 14.64% 2-0 @ 9.44% 2-1 @ 8.36% 3-0 @ 4.06% 3-1 @ 3.59% 3-2 @ 1.59% 4-0 @ 1.31% 4-1 @ 1.16% Other @ 1.69% Total : 45.85%	1-1 @ 12.97% 0-0 @ 11.36% 2-2 @ 3.7% Other @ 0.51% Total : 28.54%	0-1 @ 10.06% 1-2 @ 5.75% 0-2 @ 4.46% 1-3 @ 1.7% 0-3 @ 1.32% 2-3 @ 1.09% Other @ 1.23% Total : 25.6%

How you voted: Barnsley vs Birmingham

Barnsley

81.5%

Draw

13.6%

Birmingham City

4.9%