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Ipswich Town face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tractor Boys 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Ipswich Town | 5 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 29 May | Ipswich Town | 4 - 2 | Barnsley | D1PO |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 30 Aug | Ipswich Town | 6 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Dec | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 43 from their 36 matches played. Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 53 from their 36 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Ipswich Town only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Oakwell will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Ipswich Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |