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Barnsley face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 8 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the Foxes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Foxes, with 8 goals against.
In complete contrast to Leicester City, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley's 40 points from 29 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 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |