FootyMAD's Bristol City match preview

History of the Bristol City v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 26 out of 36 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Tue 10 Aug	Barnsley	2 - 1	Bristol City	LGE1
2003/2004	Sun 02 May	Barnsley	0 - 1	Bristol City	LGE1
2003/2004	Tue 16 Dec	Barnsley	2 - 1	Bristol City	FAC
2003/2004	Sat 06 Dec	Bristol City	0 - 0	Barnsley	FAC
2003/2004	Sat 22 Nov	Bristol City	2 - 1	Barnsley	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 29 Mar	Bristol City	2 - 0	Barnsley	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 12 Oct	Barnsley	1 - 4	Bristol City	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bristol 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 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Tykes have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bristol City's 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley's 47 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Bristol City	6	2	2	2	9	9	8
Barnsley	6	2	1	3	8	9	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol City	Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley	4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago.