FM Preview: Huddersfield Town v Barnsley 04 May 2013

Last updated : 03 May 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Huddersfield Town v Barnsley fixture

Huddersfield Town play host to Barnsley at Kirklees Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Terriers are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 6 of the 30 games.

The last time the two teams met at Huddersfield Town was back in May 2006, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 10 Nov Barnsley 0 - 1 Huddersfield Championship
2005/2006 Mon 15 May Huddersfield 1-3 Barnsley Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3)
2005/2006 Thu 11 May Barnsley 0 - 1 Huddersfield Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3)
2005/2006 Sat 01 Apr Huddersfield 1 - 0 Barnsley League One
2005/2006 Sat 31 Dec Barnsley 2 - 2 Huddersfield League One
2004/2005 Sat 15 Jan Barnsley 4 - 2 Huddersfield League One
2004/2005 Sat 18 Sep Huddersfield 0 - 2 Barnsley League One

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Recent respective form guides

Huddersfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Huddersfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 57 points from their 45 matches.

Barnsley are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 54 points from their 45 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Huddersfield Town 6 3 1 2 11 6 10
Barnsley 6 1 4 1 4 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Huddersfield Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Kirklees Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Barnsley in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Huddersfield Town Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Barnsley Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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