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Barnsley play host to Preston North End at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, winning 52.63% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was just over four years ago, in April 2002, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 22 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Barnsley | 2-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 08 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 27 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 20 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the North End have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 26 points from their 27 games thus far. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Preston N.E. are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |