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Barnsley face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Sunday 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 less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Tranmere Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Tykes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 41 points from 22 games. Barnsley's 30 points from 22 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Won 5 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Barnsley | 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |