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Bradford City are ready to welcome Barnsley to The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 11 of the 48 games.
The previous match played between the two at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2001, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 3 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Bradford City | 4-0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 12 Oct | Bradford City | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | LC |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 03 Mar | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Bradford City | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far, Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium for the Bantams and the Madmen are unable to see past Barnsley claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |