Match facts

  • Cardiff have lost just two of their last 15 league games against Barnsley, with both defeats coming in the 2009-10 season.
  • The Tykes have scored on each of their last five league visits to Cardiff, though this will be the first meeting since April 2013.
  • Against Wolves, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal in 11 appearances for Cardiff; he last netted in consecutive appearances in December 2015.
  • Cardiff have lost just one of their last six home Championship contests.
  • The Tykes have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four away games in the league, though they did concede in midweek against Sheffield Wednesday.