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Barnsley prepare to entertain Swansea City at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tykes are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Oakwell was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Barnsley | 1-3 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 May | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | D2PO |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Swansea City | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 10 Mar | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Tykes have scored 4, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Swansea City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Swans's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 4 points from their 7 games thus far. Swansea City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 6 from their 7 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Oakwell for the Tykes and the Madmen are unable to see past Swansea City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Swansea City | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 4 most recent games. |