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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 chalked up an impressive 28 wins out of 39 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was just last season, in December 2007, as the Robins squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City's 38 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Robins to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |