FootyMAD's Barnsley match preview

Last updated : 11 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Q.P.R. face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2002, the Tykes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Tue 30 SepQ.P.R.4 - 0BarnsleyLD2
2002/2003Sat 11 JanQ.P.R.1 - 0BarnsleyLD2
2002/2003Sat 17 AugBarnsley1 - 0Q.P.R.LD2
2000/2001Sat 17 FebQ.P.R.2 - 0BarnsleyLD1
2000/2001Sat 16 SepBarnsley4 - 2Q.P.R.LD1
1999/2000Sat 19 FebBarnsley1 - 1Q.P.R.LD1
1999/2000Sat 27 NovQ.P.R.2 - 2BarnsleyLD1

Recent respective form guides

Barnsley losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.

Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Barnsley's 58 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Q.P.R. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Two, and have accumulated 75 points from the 41 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Barnsley6231769
Q.P.R.6231849

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Q.P.R. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Barnsley. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Barnsley Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Q.P.R. Not won in previous 3 away matches.