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Barnsley face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Tykes have recorded 8 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 5 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley's 26 points from 19 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 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Barnsley only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Keepmoat Stadium will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |