FootyMAD's Barrow match preview

History of the Barrow v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green face a trip to Barrow at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Barrow running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sun 28 Dec	Forest Green	2 - 1	Barrow	CONF
2008/2009	Sat 01 Nov	Barrow	3 - 1	Forest Green	CONF
1998/1999	Wed 14 Apr	Forest Green	1 - 1	Barrow	CONF
1998/1999	Sat 19 Dec	Barrow	2 - 1	Forest Green	CONF

Recent respective form guides

Barrow have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Bluebirds have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 10 matches. Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 3 points from their 10 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Barrow	6	1	2	3	3	9	5
Forest Green	6	0	3	3	2	13	3

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Barrow	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Forest Green	Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 12 most recent games.