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Barnsley prepare to entertain Wrexham at Oakwell on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Tykes have won an impressive 12 of the 15 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in October 2003, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Wrexham | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Barnsley | 2-1 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Wrexham | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 21 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Wrexham | CHMP |
| 1971/1972 | Mon 17 Apr | Wrexham | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1971/1972 | Wed 08 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Dragons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Dragons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 18 goals for and 16 against.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 55 points from their 41 games played so far, Wrexham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 36 points from their 39 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Tykes's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Wrexham. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Wrexham | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |