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Swansea City play host to Barnsley at City Of Swansea Stadium on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 22 wins out of 30 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Swansea City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1984, the Swans carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1983/1984 | Sat 10 Mar | Swansea City | 1-0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 27 Oct | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 06 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 11 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 27 Aug | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 12 Feb | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Swans have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Swansea City, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City's total of 9 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City may be coming up against a decent side in Barnsley, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Swans. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |