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Barnsley prepare to entertain Norwich City at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in January 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Barnsley | 1-3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Norwich City | 5 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Norwich City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Canaries have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 4 points. Norwich City's 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Oakwell for the Tykes and the Madmen are unable to see past Norwich City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |