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Barnsley travel to take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 23 previous games, with the hosts winning just 9.
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was back in September 2001, over five years ago, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 15 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 28 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Eagles have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 17 matches. Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 17 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Tykes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |