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Barnsley face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 41 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Barnsley's total of 52 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Prenton Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |