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Barnsley travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's 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 17 and win only 8 of the 33 games.
The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was just over four years ago, in February 2002, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Birmingham C. | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Thu 18 May | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | D1PO |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 13 May | Birmingham C. | 0 - 4 | Barnsley | D1PO |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Birmingham C. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 30 points from 16 games. Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Birmingham C.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |