FM Preview: Barnsley v Crystal Palace 23 Oct 2012

Last updated : 22 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Barnsley v Crystal Palace fixture

Barnsley prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Oakwell on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, winning 51.72% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in December 2011, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 20 Mar Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2011/2012 Tue 06 Dec Barnsley 2-1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Barnsley Championship
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Barnsley 1 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
2009/2010 Sat 13 Mar Barnsley 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
2009/2010 Sat 19 Dec Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Barnsley Championship
2008/2009 Tue 17 Mar Barnsley 3 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Barnsley have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Eagles have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 11 matches.

Crystal Palace are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 20 points from 11 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Barnsley 6 2 1 3 8 6 7
Crystal Palace 6 4 2 0 13 9 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Barnsley are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Crystal Palace running out comfortable winners. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Barnsley Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Crystal Palace 3 successive away victories.
8 games since last away draw.
9 games since last defeat.

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