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Swansea City pack their bags to visit Barnsley at Oakwell on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 7 of the 32 games.
The previous match played between the two at Oakwell was more than three years back, in March 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 Nov | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 27 Oct | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Barnsley | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley 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, 7 to 5.
The away form of Swansea City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Swans's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Barnsley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 46 points from 41 matches. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 62 from their 42 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Swans out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Barnsley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |