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Sunderland travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats 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 last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in April 1999, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 16 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Fri 24 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 17 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Tykes have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sunderland however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Black Cats, and 2 goals against.
Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 38 from their 36 matches played. Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 63 points from 36 games.
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 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland 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 | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Sunderland | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |