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Cardiff City face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 6 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 06 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far, Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 17 points from the 9 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Barnsley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |