FootyMAD's Stoke City match preview

Last updated : 17 September 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stoke City v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium 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 16 and win only 4 of the 28 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Mon 26 FebStoke City0 - 1BarnsleyCHMP
2006/2007Sat 09 SepBarnsley2 - 2Stoke CityCHMP
2000/2001Wed 01 NovStoke City3 - 2BarnsleyLGEC
1996/1997Thu 26 DecStoke City1 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
1996/1997Tue 10 SepBarnsley3 - 0Stoke CityCHMP
1995/1996Sat 02 MarStoke City2 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
1995/1996Tue 26 DecBarnsley3 - 1Stoke CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.

In complete contrast to Stoke City, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 8 points from their 5 games so far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stoke City6231879
Barnsley63129910

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Stoke City Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Barnsley Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.