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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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 24 games thus far. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Tykes has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Plymouth Arg.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |