Northampton Town make the trip to Oakwell to take on Barnsley in the early kick off this Saturday in League One. Barnsley look to secure their spot in the Play-offs whereas Northampton aim to close in on a top half of the table finish in the last game of the normal season.
Barnsley currently sit fifth in League One after 45 games. The Tykes have 21 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses, leaving them on 75 points, just one point within the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Barnsley have one draw and four losses.
Alfie May opened the scoring for Charlton in the 20th minute but a penalty from Adam Phillips equalised for Barnsley just eight minutes later. However, May scored again before halftime to give Charlton the 2 - 1 win. Phillips was on the scoresheet again for Barnsley, giving them the lead on the 30 minute mark but Jamie Reid equalised for Stevenage in the first half added time. Early in the second half Dan Butler found the back of the net to give Stevenage the 2 - 1 win.
The visit from Reading saw Sam Smith open the scoring early on but Phillips was scoring again for Barnsley to make it level at halftime. Lewis Wing thought he had won it for Reading with his goal in the 81st minute but a goal from Fabio Jalo just two minutes later rescued a 2 - 2 draw for Barnsley. Devante Cole gave Barnsley the lead in the sixth minute but Kusini Yengi equalised for Portsmouth just three minutes later to make it level at halftime. John McAtee put Barnsley back ahead but a late penalty from Colby Bishop and an even later goal from Conor Shaughnessy gave Portsmouth the 3 - 2 win.
The last time out for Barnsley was against Blackpool. McAtee and Phillips did both score in the second half but after goals from Sonny Carey, James Husband and Hayden Coulsen, Blackpool held on for the 3 - 2 win.
Northampton Town, on the other hand, currently sit 14th in League One. In 45 games, Northampton have 17 wins, eight draws and 20 losses which leaves them on 59 points, two points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Northampton have two wins and three losses.
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan scored the only goal of the game in the 65th minute to give Reading the 1 - 0 win despite having just two shots on target in comparison to Northampton’s eight shots on target. Northampton bounced back against Port Vale with Mitch Pinnock and Shaun Mcwilliams both scoring in the 2 - 0 win for Northampton.
It was another 2 - 0 win for Northampton the next time out, this time against Carlisle. Kieron Bowie and Ali Koiki were on the scoresheet this time for Northampton in the 2 - 0 win. However, the trip to Fleetwood saw Northampton on the wrong side of the 2 - 0 scoreline with just one shot on target as both Promise Omochere and Bosun Lawal scored to give Fleetwood the 2 - 0 win.
The most recent outing for Northampton was against Exeter City. Despite Exeter having Ryan Woods sent off, Luke Harris and Will Aimson both scored to give Exeter the 2 - 1 win, with Jon Guthrie scoring late for Northampton.
Barnsley and Northampton have met 25 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in the 1925 FA Cup. Northampton have the better record in the fixture with 14 wins in comparison to Barnsley with seven wins, the other four games ending in a draw.