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Barnsley prepare to entertain Bristol City at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 7 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in October 2007, with Barnsley running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Bristol City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Barnsley | 3-0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 02 May | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Robins's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 11 points from their 12 games thus far. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 19 points from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Bristol City running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bristol City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |