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Barnsley pack their bags to visit Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Tykes have recorded 7 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 16 victories.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was within the last three years, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 27 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Forest have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 13 points. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Tykes of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at City Ground with Barnsley coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |