FM Preview: Southport v Barrow 15 Mar 2011

Last updated : 14 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southport v Barrow fixture

Barrow pack their bags to visit Southport at Haig Avenue on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 10 wins, and Southport have come away with 27 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Haig Avenue was more than three years back, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) North match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Barrow 1 - 1 Southport (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 03 Feb Barrow 3 - 1 Southport Shield (Conference Cup)
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec Southport 1-1 Barrow (Conference) North
2007/2008 Tue 04 Dec Southport 2 - 3 Barrow Shield (Conference Cup)
2007/2008 Mon 27 Aug Barrow 1 - 0 Southport (Conference) North
2004/2005 Sat 19 Mar Southport 0 - 0 Barrow (Conference) North
2004/2005 Wed 03 Nov Barrow 4 - 1 Southport Shield (Conference Cup)

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

Recent respective form guides

Southport have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sandgrounders, with 5 goals against.

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 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Southport find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 35 matches.

Barrow are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 36 points from 35 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southport 6 1 1 4 6 10 4
Barrow 6 2 2 2 8 9 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Barrow are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Haig Avenue with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southport Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barrow 4 games since last defeat.

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