FM Preview: Swansea City v Barnsley 17 Apr 2010

History of the Swansea City v Barnsley fixture

Swansea City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 23 wins out of 32 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Liberty Stadium was just last season, in December 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 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 19 Sep	Barnsley	0 - 0	Swansea City	CHMP
2008/2009	Mon 13 Apr	Barnsley	1 - 3	Swansea City	CHMP
2008/2009	Tue 09 Dec	Swansea City	2-2	Barnsley	CHMP
2005/2006	Sat 27 May	Barnsley	2 - 2	Swansea City	D2PO
2005/2006	Sat 04 Mar	Barnsley	2 - 2	Swansea City	LGE1
2005/2006	Mon 29 Aug	Swansea City	3 - 1	Barnsley	LGE1
1983/1984	Sat 10 Mar	Swansea City	1 - 0	Barnsley	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Swansea City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.

Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swansea City's total of 65 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 53 points from their 43 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Swansea City	6	1	2	3	6	9	5
Barnsley	6	0	4	2	5	8	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Swans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Barnsley. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Swansea City	Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Barnsley	Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 7 most recent games.