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Barnsley face a trip to Port Vale at Vale 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 33 and win only 10 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Valiants carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | AM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Port Vale | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 3 conceded.
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 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 42 matches. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 57 points from their 43 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Barnsley only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Vale Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |