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Cardiff City face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 6 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, with Cardiff City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Tykes in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 06 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 02 Feb | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far, Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City 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 | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Cardiff City | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |