FM Preview: Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday 15 Dec 2012

Last updated : 14 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheffield Wednesday pack their bags to visit Barnsley at Oakwell at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Owls have recorded 9 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 14 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Oakwell was within the last three years, in January 2010, with Sheffield Wednesday inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Tykes in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan Barnsley 1-2 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug Sheff. Wed. 2 - 2 Barnsley Championship
2008/2009 Tue 17 Feb Sheff. Wed. 0 - 1 Barnsley Championship
2008/2009 Tue 21 Oct Barnsley 2 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Barnsley 0 - 0 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2007/2008 Tue 27 Nov Sheff. Wed. 1 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2006/2007 Sat 30 Dec Barnsley 0 - 3 Sheff. Wed. Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Barnsley's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Tykes have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Sheffield Wednesday's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Owls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 18 points from their 21 games thus far.

Sheffield Wednesday are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 21 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Barnsley 6 0 3 3 6 11 3
Sheffield Wednesday 6 0 0 6 4 14 0

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Sheffield Wednesday on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Barnsley. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Barnsley Failed to win in previous 8 home matches.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Sheffield Wednesday Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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