FM Preview: Norwich City v Barnsley 11 Sep 2010

Last updated : 10 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Norwich City v Barnsley fixture

Norwich City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 19 games played, Canaries have recorded 9 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Carrow Road was just last season, in January 2009, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 17 JanNorwich City4-0BarnsleyCHMP
2008/2009Sat 27 SepBarnsley0 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2007/2008Sat 23 FebNorwich City1 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 12 JanBarnsley1 - 3Norwich CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 03 MarBarnsley1 - 3Norwich CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 26 AugNorwich City5 - 1BarnsleyCHMP
2001/2002Sat 13 AprBarnsley0 - 2Norwich CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Norwich City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Barnsley's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich City631211810
Barnsley6222798

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Canaries's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Barnsley. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich City 6 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley Not won in previous 9 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.