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Barrow play host to Cambridge United at Holker Street Stadium on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Bluebirds have won one and drawn one.
The last time the two teams met at Barrow was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1971, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Cambridge U. | 2 - 1 | Barrow | CONF |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 15 Apr | Cambridge U. | 1 - 0 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 27 Nov | Barrow | 1-1 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 30 Jan | Cambridge U. | 3 - 3 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 28 Nov | Barrow | 2 - 1 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Bluebirds score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Cambridge U.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the U's, and 5 goals against.
Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 36 points from their 35 games thus far. Cambridge U. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 70 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barrow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Cambridge U. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cambridge U. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |