FM Preview: Charlton Athletic v Barnsley 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Charlton Athletic v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley pack their bags to visit Charlton Athletic at The Valley 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 taste defeat on 13 occasions, and draw 8, from the 22 games played.

The previous match played between the two at The Valley was more than three years back, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 21 Feb Barnsley 0 - 0 Charlton Ath. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Charlton Ath. 1-3 Barnsley Championship
2007/2008 Sat 26 Apr Barnsley 3 - 0 Charlton Ath. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 06 Oct Charlton Ath. 1 - 1 Barnsley Championship
1999/2000 Sat 04 Dec Barnsley 1 - 1 Charlton Ath. League Division One
1999/2000 Sat 07 Aug Charlton Ath. 3 - 1 Barnsley League Division One
1996/1997 Sat 12 Apr Barnsley 4 - 0 Charlton Ath. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Charlton Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Charlton Athletic see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far,

Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 11 from their 10 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Charlton Athletic 6 2 1 3 8 8 7
Barnsley 6 1 2 3 8 7 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Charlton Athletic Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Barnsley 10 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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