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Barnsley prepare to entertain Plymouth Argyle at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, Tykes have recorded 12 wins, and Plymouth Arg. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in December 2008, with Barnsley running out comfortable 2-0 winners 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
Barnsley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Pilgrims have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Barnsley's 39 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 24 points from their 28 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Tykes being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |