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Derby County face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Rams have recorded 9 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 15 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 01 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Tykes in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rams have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 10 points from their 6 games so far. Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Barnsley. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |