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Barnsley face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale 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 13 and win only 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the North End in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 22 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 08 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The North End's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 17 games played so 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 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Barnsley only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Deepdale will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 11 games since last home draw. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |