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Watford face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Hornets have recorded 6 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Watford | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Watford | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 09 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
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. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 14 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Watford see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 23 points from their 18 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tykes, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |