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Barnsley play host to Nottingham Forest at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Tykes have recorded 16 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was just over four years ago, in August 2001, the Tykes 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 12 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Barnsley | 2-1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 07 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Barnsley | 3 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 01 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 16 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Nottm. Forest is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Forest have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Tykes's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Nottm. Forest. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |