FM Preview: Barnsley v Crystal Palace 14 Aug 2010

Last updated : 13 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Barnsley v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Eagles have recorded 8 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 13 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 13 MarBarnsley0 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2009/2010Sat 19 DecCrystal Palace1 - 1BarnsleyCHMP
2008/2009Tue 17 MarBarnsley3 - 1Crystal PalaceCHMP
2008/2009Sat 18 OctCrystal Palace3 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 15 MarCrystal Palace2 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 08 DecBarnsley0 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP
2006/2007Sat 21 AprBarnsley2 - 0Crystal PalaceCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.

Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Barnsley find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 3 from their 1 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Barnsley60242102
Crystal Palace6231889

FootyMad's prediction ...

Crystal Palace are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 12 most recent games.
Crystal Palace Undefeated in last 5 away games.
6 games since last defeat.