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Barnsley prepare to entertain 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 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was just last season, in December 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Barnsley | 2-2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 26 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 23 points from their 26 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Tykes's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southampton. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |