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Barnsley prepare to entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at Oakwell on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 8 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in September 2006, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Wolves | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Barnsley | 1-0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 27 Nov | Wolves | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Wolves have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Barnsley's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Wolves are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are starting to turn Oakwell into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wolves | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |