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Bristol City face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 7 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, with Barnsley running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 02 May | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Robins's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 11 points from their 12 games thus far. Bristol City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 19 points from 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Robins of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Oakwell with Bristol City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bristol City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |