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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 22 games played, Tykes have recorded 4 wins, and Swindon Town have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, the Robins carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Tykes have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Swindon Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 18 games have yielded only 14 points. Barnsley's total of 27 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Barnsley have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Swindon Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |