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Barnsley face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 13 games played, Tykes have recorded 2 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 07 Apr | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 11 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 16 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Tykes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Tykes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Colchester U.'s 36 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 40 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Tykes could well see them head back from Layer Road Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |