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Barnsley face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor 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 18 and win only 4 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Burnley | 4 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Tykes have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Burnley's 55 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 39 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |