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Barnsley face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 4 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 4 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Plymouth Arg.'s 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 31 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pilgrims, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Barnsley | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |