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Barnsley travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Belle Vue Gound on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Tykes have recorded 6 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1978, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 20 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 03 Apr | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 23 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 04 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 08 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 19 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 09 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 47 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 41 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Doncaster Rvs. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |