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Barnsley prepare to entertain Chesterfield at Oakwell on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 7 of the 35 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Barnsley | 2-1 | Chesterfield | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 30 Sep | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Chesterfield | LC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 16 Sep | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Mon 20 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Fri 26 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Spireites have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 40 points from 23 games. Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 18 points from their 23 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Tykes being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 24 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |