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Barnsley face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 18 out of 27 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Owls carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | AM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 02 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Owls in those games, with 3 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Wed., Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Tykes have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sheff. Wed.'s 45 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Barnsley's 49 points from 35 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 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Owls, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |