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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Monday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 29 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Tykes in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 14 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Blades have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches. Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 17 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tykes, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |