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Barnsley travel to take on Norwich City at on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Tykes have recorded 3 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Norwich City was just over four years ago, in November 2001, the Canaries carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Norwich City | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 16 Feb | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 8 conceded.
Barnsley's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Tykes, and 8 goals against.
Norwich City's total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 19 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Barnsley | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |