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Barnsley face a trip to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Friday 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 5 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Hatters in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Barnsley | 3 - 4 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Luton Town | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 10 Nov | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Luton Town | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, The Hatters have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Tykes have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Luton Town are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 38 games giving them a return of 79 points. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 49 points from their 38 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Luton Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Barnsley | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |