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Barnsley face a trip to Bradford City at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium 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 26 and win only 11 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, the Bantams carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 31 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 3 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Bradford City | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 12 Oct | Bradford City | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 03 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Bantams in those games, with 5 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Bradford City's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley's total of 25 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Barnsley only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Barnsley | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |