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Barnsley travel to take on Millwall at The Den on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 23 games.
The last time the two teams met at Millwall was back in September 2001, over five years ago, with Millwall running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Millwall | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Millwall | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 21 Feb | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 19 Nov | Millwall | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 03 May | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Millwall are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Lions in those games, with 6 conceded.
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 8.
Millwall's 39 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 27 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millwall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Millwall may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millwall | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | 4 games since last away draw. |