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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 24 games played, Eagles have recorded 8 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Barnsley running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 15 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Tykes, with 4 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 30 points from their 20 games so far. Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 24 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 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 Tykes. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |