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Barnsley face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 5 of the 35 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Latics carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 14 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Tykes have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Oldham Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 39 points from 35 matches. Barnsley's 49 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oldham Ath. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |