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Barnsley travel to take on Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Tykes have recorded 3 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 9 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southend Utd. was back in March 1997, over five years ago, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Shrimpers in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 01 Mar | Southend Utd. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 01 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 07 May | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 05 Feb | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Southend Utd., Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League One, and have accumulated 29 points from the 14 games they have played so far. Barnsley's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southend Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |