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Ipswich Town face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, the Tykes carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Ipswich Town | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Ipswich Town | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Sep | Ipswich Town | 3 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Tykes score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Ipswich Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tractor Boys have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 30 games played so far, Ipswich Town see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 28 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Oakwell with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Ipswich Town | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |