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Barnsley play host to Southampton at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in March 1998, over five years ago, as the Tykes squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Barnsley | 4-3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 14 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 04 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 1959/1960 | Wed 14 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Wed 07 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 04 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 6 points from their 3 games so far. Southampton's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Barnsley at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Tykes will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |