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Wolves face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 8 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Wolves | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Wolves have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Barnsley's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Wolves are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Wolves only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Oakwell will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wolves | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |