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Last updated : 29 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Barnsley v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town pack their bags to visit Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 28 times.

The previous match played between the two at Oakwell was within the last three years, in August 2004, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the Tykes in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Fri 25 MarLuton Town1 - 3BarnsleyLGE1
2004/2005Sat 14 AugBarnsley3 - 4Luton TownLGE1
2003/2004Sat 06 MarBarnsley0 - 0Luton TownLGE1
2003/2004Sat 20 DecLuton Town0 - 1BarnsleyLGE1
2002/2003Sat 18 JanBarnsley2 - 3Luton TownLGE1
2002/2003Sat 24 AugLuton Town2 - 3BarnsleyLGE1
1998/1999Tue 10 NovLuton Town1 - 0BarnsleyLGEC

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Tykes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Luton Town's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Hatters's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches. Luton Town's 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Barnsley61147144
Luton Town6222998

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The Hatters has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Barnsley. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Luton Town 4 games since last away draw.