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Barnsley prepare to entertain Burnley at Oakwell on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 29 games played, Tykes have recorded 12 wins, and Burnley have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in September 2009, as the Tykes squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 19 Oct | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 22 Sep | Barnsley | 3-2 | Burnley | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 24 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Clarets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 20 games played so far, Burnley's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Burnley is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Tykes in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Burnley | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |