FootyMAD's Swindon Town match preview

History of the Barnsley v Swindon Town fixture

Barnsley prepare to entertain Swindon Town at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Tykes have recorded 9 wins, and Swindon Town have come away with 5 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in September 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 27 Mar	Swindon Town	1 - 1	Barnsley	LGE1
2003/2004	Sat 20 Sep	Barnsley	1-1	Swindon Town	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 01 Feb	Barnsley	1 - 1	Swindon Town	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 10 Aug	Swindon Town	3 - 1	Barnsley	LGE1
1999/2000	Sat 29 Apr	Swindon Town	1 - 2	Barnsley	CHMP
1999/2000	Tue 19 Oct	Barnsley	1 - 0	Swindon Town	CHMP
1998/1999	Sun 09 May	Swindon Town	1 - 3	Barnsley	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Tykes have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Swindon Town's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 14 matches. Swindon Town's 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Barnsley	6	1	1	4	2	6	4
Swindon Town	6	2	2	2	6	6	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Oakwell for the Tykes and the Madmen are unable to see past Swindon Town claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Swindon Town	Not won in previous 4 away matches.