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Barnsley play host to Crystal Palace at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 23 games played, Tykes have recorded 11 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in February 2002, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Barnsley | 1-4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 15 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Tykes have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Eagles's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 43 matches. Crystal Palace's 59 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Oakwell for the Tykes and the Madmen are unable to see past Crystal Palace claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 17 . |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |