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Barnsley face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Tykes have recorded 4 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Bournemouth | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 27 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bournemouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Tykes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Tykes, and 6 goals against.
Bournemouth's 34 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 37 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bournemouth, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Barnsley | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |