In this week 33 match, on Sat Feb 18th, Barnsley and Cheltenham Town will play a match in Cheltenham in a meeting of these two League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 18th placed Cheltenham Town is fresh off their 2-1 win against Cambridge United. Elliot Bonds scored the first goal for Cheltenham Town in the 57th minute, then Joe Ironside tied it up for Cambridge United in the 61st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 6th placed Barnsley, recorded a 3-1 win against Port Vale. Luca Connell struck first for Barnsley in the 1st minute, then Nathan Smith got the equalizer for Port Vale in the 14th minute on a feed from David Worrall. Barnsley should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Barnsley was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Luke Thomas struck first for Barnsley in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Cheltenham Town was frustrated by Barnsley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barnsley ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both B. Thomas and Jordan Williams have been the hottest scorers for Barnsley in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Cheltenham Town hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Alfie May and Taylor Perry, and they each have 1 goal.