FM Preview: Cardiff City v Barnsley 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 5 of the 21 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 13 Mar Cardiff City 2-2 Barnsley Championship
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Barnsley 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Cardiff City 0 - 2 Barnsley Championship
2009/2010 Sat 21 Nov Barnsley 1 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar Cardiff City 3 - 1 Barnsley Championship
2008/2009 Tue 16 Sep Barnsley 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2007/2008 Sun 04 May Cardiff City 3 - 0 Barnsley Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 8 conceded.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 17 points from their 12 games played so far,

Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 1 3 2 10 11 6
Barnsley 6 2 3 1 7 5 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Barnsley on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Cardiff City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Barnsley Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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