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Barnsley travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Tykes have recorded 2 wins, and Torquay Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Torquay Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1979, as the Gulls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1980/1981 | Sat 03 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | FAC |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 31 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 12 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 26 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 04 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 15 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 09 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Gulls's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Torquay Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 21 points from their 20 games thus far. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Plainmoor with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |