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Southampton face a trip to 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 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 6 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Saints have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley's 32 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Saints, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |