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Barnsley prepare to entertain Swansea City at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 8 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in September 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 28 Dec | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Swansea City | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Barnsley | 0-0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 May | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | D2PO |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Swans have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 25 matches. Swansea City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 46 points from the 27 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Swansea City running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |