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Norwich City prepare to entertain Barnsley at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 19 games played, Canaries have recorded 9 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Carrow Road was just last season, in January 2009, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Norwich City | 4-0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Barnsley | 1 - 3 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Norwich City | 5 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Norwich City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Barnsley's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Canaries's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Barnsley. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 9 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |