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Barnsley play host to Stoke City at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 18 wins out of 27 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in September 1996, over five years ago, with Barnsley running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Barnsley | 3-0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 12 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 05 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | 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. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Potters, and 6 goals against.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far, Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 9 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |