FootyMAD's Luton Town match preview

History of the Barnsley v Luton Town fixture

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 27 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 06 Mar	Barnsley	0-0	Luton Town	LD2
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

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Hatters have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 6 points from 2 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Barnsley	6	2	1	3	6	9	7
Luton Town	6	3	1	2	10	9	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Barnsley only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley	4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Luton Town	6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago.