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Wolves travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 36 games.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was just over four years ago, in January 2002, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 27 Nov | Wolves | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 16 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 3 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Tykes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Wolves's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Wolves's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Wolves are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 13 points from 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wolves have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Oakwell with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Wolves | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |