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Nottm. Forest travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Forest have recorded 8 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 16 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was just over four years ago, in August 2001, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 07 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Barnsley | 3 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 01 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 16 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Nottm. Forest is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Forest have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tykes, as the Forest have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |