FM Preview: Millwall v Barnsley 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Millwall v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Millwall at The Den 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 13 and win only 4 of the 25 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Den was just last season, in August 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan Barnsley 1 - 3 Millwall Championship
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug Millwall 0 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Barnsley 1 - 0 Millwall Championship
2010/2011 Fri 28 Jan Millwall 2 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2001/2002 Sat 02 Mar Barnsley 1 - 1 Millwall League Division One
2001/2002 Tue 18 Sep Millwall 3 - 1 Barnsley League Division One
1995/1996 Tue 27 Feb Barnsley 3 - 1 Millwall League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Millwall are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Lions, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Millwall, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Millwall's total of 37 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 18 points from their 22 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Millwall 6 3 2 1 6 5 11
Barnsley 6 0 3 3 6 11 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Tykes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Millwall. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Millwall Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Barnsley Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 11 most recent games.

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