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Barnsley face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| 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 been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 34 points from their 25 games played so far, Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
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. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |