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Stoke City face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Wednesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 4 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 26 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | 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 8 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 4 conceded.
Stoke City's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Potters, and 7 goals against.
Barnsley's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Stoke City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 40 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Barnsley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |