Barrow play host to Forest Green Rovers at Holker Street on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Bluebirds won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Barrow and Forest Green at was back in December 1998, over five years ago, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
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 are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barrow see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 16 points from their 16 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Barrow | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Forest Green | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barrow are not exactly setting the world alight at Holker Street at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Forest Green in this game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Barrow | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Forest Green | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 10 most recent games. |