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Barnsley face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 11 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 30 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 61 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley's 59 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Tykes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Barnsley | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |