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Barnsley face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 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 less than a year ago, in January 2004, 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 10 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 07 Apr | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 11 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 26 points from their 19 games played so far, Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |