History of the Barnsley v Southampton fixture
Southampton pack their bags to visit 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 6 of the 27 games.
The previous match played between the two at Oakwell was within the last three years, in January 2009, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tykes in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Barnsley | 0-1 | Southampton | Championship |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | Championship |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Southampton | Championship |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | Championship |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Southampton | 5 - 2 | Barnsley | Championship |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Southampton | Championship |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 3 | Southampton | Premiership |
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Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Tykes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Southampton however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Saints, and 3 goals against.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
Southampton are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 3 points from the 1 games they have played so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Southampton | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Southampton have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Barnsley. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Barnsley | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 8 matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |
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