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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 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
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.'s 42 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
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. | No sequences of note |
| 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. |