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Norwich City face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Canaries have recorded 5 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Norwich City | 5 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 8 conceded.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Canaries's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 34 points from their 26 games played so far, Norwich City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Barnsley may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Norwich City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |