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Barnsley face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane 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 15 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the The Blades carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 09 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 14 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Blades in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 54 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 50 points from their 40 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |