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Barnsley face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2004, with Scunthorpe U. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 12 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 09 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 13 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 09 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 07 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, During these games, Iron have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
The Tykes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far. Barnsley are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 3 points from the 1 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barnsley are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Scunthorpe U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |