betting odds, tip & prediction for FC Barnsley – Swansea City ➔ Championship Playoffs, Semi-Final, Monday, 17.05.2021 at 21:15.
Can the Swans celebrate a return to the Premier League this year? Swansea City face Barnsley FC in the semi-final first leg of the Championship play-offs as they look to return to the top flight after three years.
My FC Barnsley Swansea betting tip explains in more detail whether they can secure a good starting position for the second leg, despite being underdogs at the online bookies, or whether this is up to the home side.
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Can the Swans celebrate a return to the Premier League this year? Swansea City face Barnsley FC in the semi-final first leg of the Championship play-offs as they look to return to the top flight after three years.
My FC Barnsley Swansea betting tip explains in more detail whether they can secure a good starting position for the second leg, despite being underdogs at the online bookies, or whether this is up to the home side.
The race for the play-off places in the second English league was already settled a few matchdays before the end of the regular season.
While the top duo of Norwich City and Watford were able to secure firm promotion places early on, the third to sixth places were also fixed three matchdays before the end.
Due to last matchday’s draw against champions Norwich and Bournemouth’s simultaneous defeat to Stoke City, today’s home side avoided the tough draw of Brentford, who face Bournemouth in their semi-final.
Ismael’s charges, in their second year since promotion from League One, could add the icing on the cake to their strong season to date.
Last year, they were still fighting relegation from the Championship, and since Valerien Ismael took the reins at the Thykes at the end of October 2020, things have gone from strength to strength.
With a winning streak of nine victories in a row, the northerners catapulted themselves into the top six and have not relinquished a place within it since matchday 35.
In the regular season, the team’s strong forward duo of Woodrow and Dike stood out. Both were the top scorers and played a major role in their team’s upswing.
The home side’s well-rehearsed attack is certainly one reason why betting providers like Betano give them slight advantages in the odds for FC Barnsley Swansea betting.
FC Barnsley – Swansea: Statistics & Facts
| Swansea City have maintained their play-off place despite winning only 3 of their last 11 league games (S3, U2, N6). |
| FC Barnsley have lost only one of their last 11 home games. |
| The home side have not won against the Swans since 2005. |
Another reason might be the current form weakness of the guests. This has come at the worst possible time.
Last year, the “Swans” surprisingly qualified for the play-offs on the last few match days and failed to reach the semi-finals against FC Brentford.
This season, Cooper’s team, which is much more mature than it was then, wants to reach at least the final of the Championship play-offs. There they could even take revenge on Brentford.
For that to happen, however, the Welsh side will have to show a marked improvement in performance. They have only won three of their last ten league games.
In their five defeats during this period, they have failed to score on each occasion and have only conceded twice in their last ten games away from home.
It is therefore no surprise that the bookmakers we tested all give the hosts better odds in their FC Barnsley Swansea betting tips.
