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Southampton travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in March 1998, over five years ago, as the Tykes edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 3 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Southampton | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 14 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 04 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 1959/1960 | Wed 14 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Wed 07 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 04 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 6 points from their 3 games so far. Southampton's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Southampton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Oakwell will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |