Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Barnsley take on Nottingham Forest in a televised Championship match this Friday. Read the match predictions to find out why a draw is the betting tip at Oakwell. The Tykes were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Wigan Athletic last weekend while the Tricky Trees won 0-2 away at Ipswich Town.
Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest Preview
Barnsley can welcome back Sam Morsy who was ineligible to face his parent club last weekend but he’s unlikely to get a start here. Aidan White remains troubled with a gluteal muscle problem, meaning Andy Yiadom is almost certain to start at left-back. Sessi D’Almeida is out for the rest of the season with a knee ligament injury and it will be a similar XI that started the draw with Wigan.
Nottingham Forest have a real selection headache, especially in the full-back areas. Hildeberto Pereira is suspended while Daniel Pinillos, Armand Traore and Eric Lichaj are serious doubts. Jack Hobbs, Nicklas Bendtner and David Vaughan have resumed training and striker Britt Assombalong will hope to prove his fitness. Skipper Chris Cohen and Matty Fryatt are the long-term absentees.
Team Predictions Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest
Barnsley 4-4-2 formation: Davies; Yiadom, Jackson, Roberts, Bree; Kent, Hourihane, Scowen, Watkins; Armstrong, Winnall
Nottm Forest 3-5-1-1 formation: Stojkovic; Worrall, Perquis, Mills; Fox, Lam, Lansbury, Kasami, Mancienne; Osborn; Vellios
Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips
- Barnsley have won 1 drawn 4 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Nottm Forest have won 2 drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Barnsley have scored an average of 0.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Nottm Forest have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Barnsley’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Nottm Forest’s previous 10 matches
Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Barnsley have drawn each of their last 3 matches. They backed up a good away win at Brentford with a spirited effort to draw 2-2 at home to Bristol City. The goals have dried up since though, with back-to-back bore-draws away at Burton Albion and at home to Wigan Athletic. The positive spin is that they have kept 3 clean sheets in the last 4 matches.
Nottingham Forest were good value for their win in Ipswich but had won just once in 12 matches prior to that. It was their first clean sheet of the season and poor defending has been their undoing as they have rarely failed to score. They arrive at Oakwell looking to win successive away games for the first time since May.
Barnsley should have probably beaten Wigan and they’ll need to start scoring sooner or later. I’d be stunned if Forest didn’t register a goal in this match and it’s really hard to separate these out-of-form sides. With little to pick between them, a score-draw is the prediction.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
DRAW at 12/5 with Betfred
Over/Under Prediction
UNDER 2.5 goals at 11/10 with Betfair
Correct Score Prediction
DRAW 1-1 at 13/2 with BetVictor
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