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Barnsley face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening, 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 4 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2005, with Burnley running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 07 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Sep | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Tykes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.
Burnley's 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Barnsley's 8 points from 6 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 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Burnley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |