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Barnsley prepare to entertain Luton Town at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 25 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in January 2003, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Tykes in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Luton Town | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Barnsley | 2-3 | Luton Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 10 Nov | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Luton Town | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Barnsley's 48 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Luton Town's total of 52 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Tykes of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Luton Town, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Luton Town | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |