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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 chalked up an impressive 26 wins out of 36 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate was just last season, in December 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 02 May | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Bristol City | 0-0 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
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 total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Tykes have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley's 47 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
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: | |
| Bristol City | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |