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Barnsley vs Swansea Predictions & Tips - Draw tipped for play-off clash

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 15 May 2021

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Ralph Staniforth 15 May 2021

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Barnsley vs Swansea predictions for Monday’s Championship play-off clash
The match is being played at 9:15 pm SAST at Oakwell Stadium
Swansea are winless in 8 of their last 11 fixtures in the Championship
I'm backing a draw in the first leg of the play-offs
Betting tips, predictions and team news for Barnsley vs Swansea

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Barnsley vs Swansea Predictions

Barnsley and Swansea secured play-off berths despite some poor form in the latter stages of the Championship season. I am backing a draw between the sides in this one.

Barnsley are winless in 4 of their last 6 home matches (Championship)
Barnsley have drawn 3 of their last 5 home matches against Swansea (all competitions)
Swansea are winless in 8 of their last 11 matches (Championship)

Head-to-Head

Swansea have a 37-24 advantage against Barnsley in 76 meetings with 15 draws.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley failed to win in their last two matches, losing 2-0 away to Preston before a 2-2 draw with Norwich in the final match of the season.

The Tykes led twice in the first half after goals from Cauley Woodrow and Conor Chaplin but conceded the equaliser in the second half. Barnsley struggled to create many clear-cut chances with 33% possession,15 shots and 1.29 expected goals.

Barnsley were set for a strong finish to the season with four wins in five but their good form tailed off in the last two matches.

Valerien Ismael’s side have been hard to beat at Oakwell in the second half of the season, losing just one of their last 10 Championship matches at home.

Barnsley Injuries & Team News

Defender Ben Williams is ruled out through injury.

Swansea Form

Swansea ended the season in poor form, winning one of their last five matches. The Swans lost their final match 2-0 away at Watford.

Steve Cooper’s side saw 52% possession, had 15 shots and struggled to break down an organised Watford side, who scored two second-half goals on the counter-attack.

Swansea were winless in eight of their last 11 Championship matches, falling from automatic promotion contenders to the play-off places.

Their only points late in the season came from 2-2 draws against relegated Wycombe and mid-table Reading and a narrow 2-1 win against Derby.

Swansea Injuries & Team News

Winger Jordan Morris and full back Tivonge Rushesha are unavailable due to injury.

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Verdict

Barnsley v Swansea

Barnsley and Swansea are both in patchy form heading into this massive match. The sides also have a history of sharing the spoils in matches at Oakwell. A draw is my best bet in the first leg of their play-off battle.

Draw

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.

He supports Manchester United (football), Cheetahs (rugby), Knights (cricket) and has a newly found appreciation for Dominic Thiem on the tennis courts.