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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, The Owls have recorded 8 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 27 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Barnsley | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 17 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Sheff. Wed. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Owls have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 34 matches. Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 35 points from their 32 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tykes, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. |