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Barnsley prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Tykes have recorded 12 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Barnsley running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Barnsley | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Tykes, with 4 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 30 points from their 20 games so far. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley may be coming up against a decent side in Crystal Palace, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tykes. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |