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Barnsley face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 17 of the 25 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, with Coventry City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 09 Jan | Coventry City | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Apr | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Coventry City | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Coventry City | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 13 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |