FM Preview: Bristol City v Barnsley 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Barnsley fixture

Bristol City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 30 of the 42 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate was just last season, in August 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Barnsley 1 - 2 Bristol City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Barnsley 4 - 2 Bristol City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Bristol City 3-3 Barnsley Championship
2009/2010 Tue 23 Mar Bristol City 5 - 3 Barnsley Championship
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Barnsley 2 - 3 Bristol City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Bristol City 2 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Barnsley 0 - 0 Bristol City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Tykes have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Bristol City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 45 points from 44 matches.

Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 44 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 2 4 0 9 6 10
Barnsley 6 1 1 4 3 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Bristol City are not exactly setting the world alight at Ashton Gate at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Barnsley in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley Not won in previous 9 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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