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Barnsley prepare to entertain Leicester City at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 18 of the 51 previous games, with the Tykes winning just 16.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 26 Jan | Barnsley | 1-0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 7 conceded.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Foxes have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 14 matches. Leicester City are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 15 from their 14 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Tykes, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |