Huddersfield vs Barnsley Predictions

• Barnsley have won just a single away game all season, against bottom-half side Hull City.
• The hosts have lost and conceded at least twice in all five away games against the current top six.
• Huddersfield Town have won all three home games against the other three sides in the bottom four.

Terrier’s are on a roll

What a turnaround it’s been for Huddersfield Town over the past year. 12 months ago, the ‘Terriers’ finished in 20th place but now just need one more win to guarantee a place in the top six. They more than showed that they were worthy of this position with an impressive victory away to fellow play-off chasing outfit Middlesbrough last time out. They’re unbeaten across their last four games and given how dominant they’ve been against the sides currently occupying a place in the bottom four, they’ll be confident they can clinch a win here.

In contrast, Barnsley know their fate is sealed as they prepare for life in League One and they are simply playing for pride. The only way they could give themselves a chance of doing the unthinkable is by winning all of their remaining games. However, they’ve struggled when travelling to the sides currently residing in the top six, losing and conceding at least twice across all five of those. The ‘Tykes’ were extremely poor last time out and it appeared as though they were mentally already on the beach when they were beaten 2-0 at home by relegation rivals Peterborough United.

Hosts to pile the misery on Barnsley in Yorkshire derby

We don’t give the visitors much chance here and it should be a routine victory for the hosts. They’re the much better side, have the sky-high morale and are playing with supreme confidence. I think Huddersfield score a couple here and claim a vital victory.