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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Barnsley at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 31 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was just last season, in October 2006, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 17 matches. Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 26 from their 17 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Owls. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 14 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |