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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 17 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 5 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, with Cardiff City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Tykes in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 02 Feb | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 15 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 04 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 11 points from their 7 games so far. Cardiff City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Tykes. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won 3 successive home games. 18 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |