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Bristol City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 30 of the 41 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-3 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 23 Mar | Bristol City | 5-3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Bristol City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |