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Barnsley play host to Portsmouth at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Tykes have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in September 2001, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Portsmouth | 4 - 4 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 28 Sep | Barnsley | 1-4 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 May | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Barnsley | 6 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 28 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 17 matches. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Barnsley's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |