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Q.P.R. face a trip to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday 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 12 and win only 3 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 26 Feb | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Q.P.R. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 30 Jan | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Barnsley | 3 - 3 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Q.P.R. | 4 - 0 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Q.P.R.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rangers, and 6 goals against.
Barnsley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 36 from their 32 matches played. Q.P.R.'s 48 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Q.P.R. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Q.P.R. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |