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Barnsley face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Tykes have recorded 4 wins, and Swindon Town have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, with Swindon Town running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 19 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Swindon Town | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 19 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Swindon Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. During these games, Robins have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
In complete contrast to Swindon Town, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swindon Town's total of 63 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Barnsley's 51 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
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 Swindon Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Won 8 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |