FM Preview: Cambridge United v Barrow 11 Feb 2012

Last updated : 10 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cambridge United v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2010, with Cambridge United running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Barrow 1 - 2 Cambridge U. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Cambridge U. 3 - 1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Barrow 0 - 1 Cambridge U. (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug Cambridge U. 0 - 2 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 17 Mar Barrow 0 - 2 Cambridge U. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Cambridge U. 2 - 1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
1971/1972 Sat 15 Apr Cambridge U. 1 - 0 Barrow Fourth Division

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

Recent respective form guides

Cambridge United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Barrow is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bluebirds have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cambridge United's 49 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Barrow's 45 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cambridge United 6 3 0 3 11 7 9
Barrow 6 2 1 3 10 11 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cambridge United 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Barrow 6 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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