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Bradford City face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Bantams have recorded 10 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Dec | Bradford City | 3 - 5 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 31 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 3 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Bradford City | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bantams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Barnsley's total of 68 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Bradford City's 59 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tykes, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |