FM Preview: Nottingham Forest v Barnsley 01 Jan 2011

Last updated : 31 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Nottingham Forest v Barnsley fixture

Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Barnsley at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 7 of the 34 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in October 2009, the Forest carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 16 OctBarnsley3 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2009/2010Tue 16 MarBarnsley2 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2009/2010Tue 20 OctNottm. Forest1-0BarnsleyCHMP
2008/2009Sat 04 AprBarnsley1 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2008/2009Sat 29 NovNottm. Forest1 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2005/2006Fri 27 JanNottm. Forest0 - 2BarnsleyLGE1
2005/2006Sat 10 SepBarnsley2 - 0Nottm. ForestLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Forest, with 3 goals against.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Nottm. Forest lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 33 points from their 21 games so far. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 22 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Nottm. Forest641112413
Barnsley63126410

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nottm. Forest may be coming up against a decent side in Barnsley, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Forest. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Nottm. Forest Unbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Barnsley 6 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.