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Barnsley travel to take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park 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 12 and win only 5 of the 23 games.
The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was back in February 2002, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 4 - 4 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 20 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Portsmouth | 4 - 4 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 28 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 May | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Barnsley | 6 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Pompey have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 30 matches. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 41 points from their 31 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Tykes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |