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Huddersfield Town welcome Barnsley at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire on Saturday, Jan 9 at 4:00 PM in a League 1 fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.
Huddersfield Town come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 2D 1L). Barnsley travel in mixed form (2W 1D 2L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.
History strongly favours Huddersfield Town here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Barnsley, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Huddersfield Town won 2–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Huddersfield Town a slight edge, but Barnsley are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.