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Wrexham play host to Barnsley at Racecourse Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Red Dragons have won an impressive 10 of the 14 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 4.
The last time the two teams met at Wrexham was amazingly over twenty years ago, in April 1982, when they played out a goalless draw in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Wrexham | LD2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Wrexham | 0-0 | Barnsley | DIV2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 21 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Wrexham | DIV2 |
| 1971/1972 | Mon 17 Apr | Wrexham | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | DIV3 |
| 1971/1972 | Wed 08 Mar | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Wrexham | DIV3 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 13 Feb | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | DIV3 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 23 Jan | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | Wrexham | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Wrexham are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in 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, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Wrexham's 44 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barnsley's total of 47 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Wrexham only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wrexham | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |