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Barnsley face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 4 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2008, with Plymouth Arg. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Plymouth Arg. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 51 from their 45 matches played. Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 49 points from 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
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. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |