Wycombe Wanderers host Barnsley at Adams Park this Saturday in League One. Barnsley look to close in on the automatic promotion spots whereas Wycombe aim to get into the top half of the table.
Wycombe currently sit 14th in League One after 34 games. The Wanderers have ten wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, leaving them on 41 points, five points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Wycombe have two wins, one draw and two losses.
Gethin Jones scored to give Bolton the 1 - 0 lead at halftime and Jon Daoi Boovarsson doubled the lead in the 91st minute. A 98th minute penalty from Luke Leahy got Wycombe on the scoresheet but Bolton held on for the 2 - 1 win over Wycombe. The next time out was a visit from Oxford United. Wycombe had ten shots with four of those shots on target, but failed to convert any of them and had to settle for the 0 - 0 draw and the point.
In the Football League Trophy Semi-final, Wycombe took on Bradford City. Matt Butcher left it late for Wycome, but grabbed a goal in the 91st minute to give The Wanderers the 1 - 0 win and the spot in the Final. Back in League One, Wycombe took a visit to Stevenage. Carl Piergianni scored the only goal of the game in the first half for the 1 - 0 win over ten-man Wycombe, who had Max Stryjek sent off early in the second half.
The last time out for Wycombe was against Cheltenham. Joe Low and Beryly Lubala both scored late on to give Wycombe the 2 - 0 win over Cheltenham.
Barnsley, on the other hand, currently sit fourth in League One. In 33 games, Barnsley have 18 wins, nine draws and six losses which leaves them on 63 points, only three points from Derby in the last automatic promotion spot.
In their last five games in all competitions, Barnsley have three wins and two draws.
Barnsley took the early lead against Bolton, with Devante Cole grabbing a goal in the fifth minute. However, Zac Ashworth scored in the second half to grab a 1 - 1 draw for Bolton. The next time out for Barnsley saw them going behind against Leyton Orient, Ruel Soitiriou scoring in the tenth minute. Despite the red card to Luca Connell in the 88th minute, Adam Phillips scored in both the 88th minute and the 95th minute to secure a late 2 - 1 win for Barnsley.
An own goal from Nicky Cadden gave Shrewsbury the lead in the seventh minute, but Herbie Kane converted his penalty in the 92nd minute to grab a 1 - 1 draw for Barnsley. Sam Cosgrove opened the scoring for Barnsley early on but Bosun Lawal equalised for Fleetwood before halftime. However, Kane was on the scoresheet again for Barnsley in the second half to give Barnsley a 2 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for Barnsley was against Derby County. Sonny Bradley opened the scoring for Derby early on, but a goal from Phillips in each half grabbed another 2 - 1 win for Barnsley.
Wycombe and Barnsley have met 11 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming as recently as 2002. Barnsley have the better record in the fixture with six wins in comparison to Wycombe’s two wins, the other three games ending in a draw.