FootyMAD's Walsall match preview

History of the Walsall v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley pack their bags to visit Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Tykes have recorded 3 wins, and Walsall have come away with 9 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2002, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Sat 16 Mar	Walsall	2 - 1	Barnsley	LD1
2001/2002	Sat 08 Dec	Barnsley	4 - 1	Walsall	LD1
1999/2000	Sat 01 Apr	Walsall	1 - 4	Barnsley	LD1
1999/2000	Sat 18 Dec	Barnsley	3 - 2	Walsall	LD1
1988/1989	Sat 13 May	Walsall	1 - 3	Barnsley	LD1
1988/1989	Sat 10 Dec	Barnsley	1 - 0	Walsall	LD1
1983/1984	Tue 25 Oct	Barnsley	0 - 2	Walsall	LC

Recent respective form guides

Walsall have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saddlers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Barnsley's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Walsall	6	2	1	3	11	13	7
Barnsley	6	2	1	3	9	11	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

Barnsley are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Walsall. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Walsall	5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley	No sequences of note