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Barnsley travel to take on Swansea City at City Of Swansea Stadium on Monday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 22 out of 30 times.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1984, the Swans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1983/1984 | Sat 10 Mar | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 27 Oct | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 06 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 11 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 27 Aug | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 12 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Swans have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Swansea 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, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City's total of 9 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |