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Chesterfield face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Spireites have recorded 10 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Chesterfield | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Chesterfield | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 3 conceded.
Chesterfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Spireites's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 62 points from their 40 games so far. Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 51 points from their 40 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chesterfield 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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |