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Wolves prepare to entertain Barnsley at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wolves are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 7 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Molineux was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Wolves running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Wolves | 2-0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 27 Nov | Wolves | 4 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Oct | Barnsley | 1 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wolves's total of 23 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 23 from their 15 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Wolves's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Barnsley. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |