Barnsley prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 10 wins out of 14 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was two seasons ago, in December 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Barnsley | 5-2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | FAC |
2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
1980/1981 | Tue 12 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
1980/1981 | Sat 09 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LGEC |
1978/1979 | Tue 13 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Iron's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 4 matches. Scunthorpe U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 7 points from 4 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes go into their game against Scunthorpe U. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Barnsley | 17 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Scunthorpe U. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |