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Barnsley face a trip to Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Diamonds have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 40 matches. Barnsley's 55 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Barnsley on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rushden & D.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 9 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |