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Brentford face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 8 of the 25 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Brentford | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 01 May | Brentford | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 7 conceded.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bees have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Brentford are leading the way in the Coca Cola League One, with their 4 games giving them a return of 9 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Brentford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Brentford on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Barnsley. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |