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Barrow face a trip to Gateshead at International Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 7 of the 32 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Tynesiders carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 17 Aug | Barrow | 1 - 3 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Feb | Gateshead | 2 - 1 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 09 Feb | Gateshead | 2 - 3 | Barrow | FAT |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 02 Feb | Barrow | 1 - 1 | Gateshead | FAT |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Barrow | 3 - 3 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 04 Nov | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Gateshead | CNFC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Barrow | 2 - 0 | Gateshead | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Gateshead have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Barrow is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gateshead see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 25 points from their 20 games played so far, Barrow find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gateshead | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Barrow | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tynesiders, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gateshead | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Barrow | Not won in previous 12 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |