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Barnsley face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park 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 March 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 01 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Derby County | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The Tykes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Tykes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Barnsley find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Tykes to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |