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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 34 and win only 10 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Port Vale annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Port Vale | 5 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | ASSM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Valiants's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Barnsley however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Tykes, and 7 goals against.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 27 matches. Barnsley's total of 42 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Port Vale, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |