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Barnsley prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 31 games played, Tykes have recorded 13 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in October 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Barnsley | 4-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 5 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Rovers, and 5 goals against.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 49 points from their 38 games played so far, Doncaster Rvs.'s 52 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Doncaster Rvs. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |