FootyMAD's Bristol City match preview

Last updated : 21 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bristol City v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 25 out of 34 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Bristol City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 29 MarBristol City2 - 0BarnsleyLD2
2002/2003Sat 12 OctBarnsley1 - 4Bristol CityLD2
1998/1999Tue 23 MarBarnsley2 - 0Bristol CityLD1
1998/1999Tue 29 SepBristol City1 - 1BarnsleyLD1
1994/1995Sat 04 FebBristol City3 - 2BarnsleyLD1
1994/1995Wed 07 DecBarnsley2 - 1Bristol CityLD1
1993/1994Sat 15 JanBarnsley1 - 1Bristol CityLD1

Recent respective form guides

Bristol City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Robins's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bristol City's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Two, and have accumulated 32 points from the 18 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol City60332123
Barnsley63218611

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Tykes has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bristol City. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol City Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Barnsley 4 games since last away draw.