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Barnsley travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Tykes have recorded 3 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bournemouth was more than a decade ago, in December 1989, the Cherries carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | DIV2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 16 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | DIV2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 29 Apr | Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | DIV2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 26 Nov | Barnsley | 5 - 2 | Bournemouth | DIV2 |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 08 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | DIV2 |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 31 Aug | Bournemouth | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 6 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Barnsley's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Bournemouth may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |