FM Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley 30 Mar 2010

Last updated : 29 March 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Tuesday 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 20 and win only 5 of the 33 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pilgrims in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 13 FebBarnsley1 - 3Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2008/2009Sun 03 MayPlymouth Arg.1 - 2BarnsleyCHMP
2008/2009Sat 20 DecBarnsley2 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2007/2008Tue 12 FebPlymouth Arg.3 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 25 AugBarnsley3 - 2Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2006/2007Wed 14 MarPlymouth Arg.2 - 4BarnsleyCHMP
2006/2007Tue 17 OctBarnsley2 - 2Plymouth Arg.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Plymouth Argyle have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Pilgrims's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 37 points from their 39 games thus far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 49 points from their 39 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Plymouth Arg.6213797
Barnsley61146144

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Barnsley on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Plymouth Arg.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Plymouth Arg. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Barnsley Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.