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History of the Barnsley v Peterborough United fixture

Peterborough face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Peterborough inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Tykes in a League Division Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Tue 02 Mar	Barnsley	0 - 1	Peterborough	LGE1
2003/2004	Tue 21 Oct	Peterborough	2 - 3	Barnsley	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 12 Apr	Barnsley	1 - 2	Peterborough	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 23 Nov	Peterborough	1 - 3	Barnsley	LGE1
1993/1994	Sat 11 Dec	Barnsley	1 - 0	Peterborough	CHMP
1993/1994	Tue 05 Oct	Peterborough	3 - 1	Barnsley	LC
1993/1994	Tue 21 Sep	Barnsley	1 - 1	Peterborough	LC

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Posh have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 21 matches. Peterborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 21 matches.

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

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Barnsley	6	3	0	3	7	6	9
Peterborough	6	3	1	2	11	6	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tykes, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley	Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Peterborough	Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games.