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Barnsley face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Tykes have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the U's in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 3 | Colchester U. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Colchester U. | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 4 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Tykes have hit 10 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U.'s 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Tykes to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 23 outings ago. |