Stoke City look to strengthen their promotion chances with a win against struggling Barnsley on Wednesday night.

The Potters have been impressive in the early parts of the 2021/22 season and sit at 3rd in the table, 1 point behind leaders West Brom.

They took a 0-3 beating from Fulham before the international break but bounced back this weekend with a 2-1 win in the tricky home fixture against Huddersfield.

Barneley on the other hand are 17th after managing a single win from 6 matches played so far. The win came on matchday 2 and the weekend’s 0-3 defeat at Bournemouth put them on a four match winless run.
I am impressed by the way Stoke City is playing in this season and they must be counted as genuine promotion candidates. However their consistency will be tested in the long run.

Focusing back to Wednesday’s match, Barnsley showed little to convince us that they can match up with quality teams in the league or bag results on the road.

All things considered, a comfortable home win is on the cards with goals at a premium.



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斯托克城希望通过在周三晚上战胜苦苦挣扎的巴恩斯利来增加晋级的机会。

在21 - 22赛季的早期，波特队给人留下了深刻的印象，在积分榜上排名第三，落后领头羊西布朗1分。

他们在国际比赛之前被富勒姆0-3击败，但在本周末的主场2-1战胜了哈德斯菲尔德。

另一方面，巴内利队在迄今为止的6场比赛中只取得了一场胜利，排在第17位。这场胜利是在第2场比赛中取得的，而周末在伯恩茅斯0:3的失利使他们连续4场比赛无胜。
斯托克城在这个赛季的表现给我留下了深刻的印象，他们必须被视为真正的升级候选人。然而，从长远来看，他们的一致性将受到考验。

回到周三的比赛，巴恩斯利并没有表现出什么能让我们相信他们能在联赛中与有实力的球队匹敌，或者在客场取得好成绩。

总的来说，一个舒适的主场胜利是有可能的，进球是非常重要的。