Barnsley face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday 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 5 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pilgrims in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Pilgrims's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Tykes's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 17 games thus far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Plymouth Arg.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Barnsley | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |