History of the Barnsley v Huddersfield Town fixture
Huddersfield Town travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Terriers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was back in May 2006, over five years ago, with Huddersfield Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tykes in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield | League Division Two |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Tykes have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Huddersfield Town's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Terriers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 15 matches.
Huddersfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 24 from their 15 games so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Huddersfield Town are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Huddersfield Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here