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Barnsley face a trip to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road 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 16 and win only 4 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Hatters in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 10 Nov | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Luton Town | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Oct | Luton Town | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town 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 14 goals for the Hatters, with 6 goals against.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Luton Town's total of 33 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Barnsley are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 34 points from 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Luton Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |