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Leeds pack their bags to visit Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, the Whites have recorded 7 wins, and Barnsley have 10 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Oakwell was more than three years back, in November 2006, as the Tykes edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Apr | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 09 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | FAC |
| 1990/1991 | Sun 06 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The Whites 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 Whites have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Barnsley's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Leeds' total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the play-off places in npower Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Barnsley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Leeds Utd. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |