FM Preview: Burnley v Barnsley 19 Oct 2010

Last updated : 18 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burnley v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 5 of the 30 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2008, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 22 SepBarnsley3 - 2BurnleyLGEC
2008/2009Fri 26 DecBurnley1 - 2BarnsleyCHMP
2008/2009Mon 24 NovBarnsley3 - 2BurnleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 29 MarBurnley2 - 1BarnsleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 20 OctBarnsley1 - 1BurnleyCHMP
2006/2007Tue 26 DecBarnsley1 - 0BurnleyCHMP
2006/2007Tue 12 SepBurnley4 - 2BarnsleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Burnley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Clarets, with 3 goals against.

In complete contrast to Burnley, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 17 points from their 11 games so far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley62409410
Barnsley62221098

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Burnley Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley Not won in previous 12 away matches.