FootyMAD's Barnsley match preview

Last updated : 02 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley fixture

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 22 wins out of 32 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was just last season, in November 2007, the The Owls carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 21 OctBarnsley2 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 01 MarBarnsley0 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2007/2008Tue 27 NovSheff. Wed.1-0BarnsleyCHMP
2006/2007Sat 30 DecBarnsley0 - 3Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2006/2007Sat 14 OctSheff. Wed.2 - 1BarnsleyCHMP
2004/2005Sat 05 FebBarnsley0 - 0Sheff. Wed.LGE1
2004/2005Sun 17 OctSheff. Wed.1 - 0BarnsleyLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Sheffield Wednesday have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 30 games played so far, Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 30 matches played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sheff. Wed.6123895
Barnsley60152131

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that The Owls's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Barnsley. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Sheff. Wed. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.