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Walsall are ready to welcome Barnsley to Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 18 games played, Saddlers have recorded 9 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 3 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2002, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Walsall | 2-1 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Barnsley | 4 - 1 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Walsall | 1 - 4 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 13 May | Walsall | 1 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 10 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 25 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saddlers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Barnsley's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Walsall's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Barnsley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | No sequences of note |