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Barnsley face a trip to Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Tykes have recorded 8 wins, and Stockport Co. have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 3 | Stockport Co. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Stockport Co. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Stockport Co. | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Stockport Co. | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Stockport Co. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hatters in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stockport Co., 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 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stockport Co. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 52 points from their 45 matches. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 59 points from their 45 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hatters, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport Co. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 11 matches. |
| Barnsley | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |