Barnsley face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale 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 14 and win only 4 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Barnsley | 0 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2006/2007 | Fri 22 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The Tykes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Tykes's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far, Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 21 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Preston N.E.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Preston N.E. | No sequences of note |
Barnsley | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |