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Barnsley face a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux 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 lose 22 and win only 7 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, the Wolves carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Wolves, with 3 goals against.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Wolves are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 22 games giving them a return of 50 points. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 22 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Barnsley not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Wolves will ease to victory over the Tykes. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
