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Stoke City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Potters are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 4 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2007, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 26 Feb | Stoke City | 0-1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke 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, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 8 points from their 5 games so far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke 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 Potters. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |