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Barrow travel to take on Gateshead at International 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 lose 17 and win only 6 of the 30 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gateshead was back in November 2002, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a (Northern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Gateshead | 2 - 2 | Barrow | NPL |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Apr | Gateshead | 0 - 0 | Barrow | NPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Barrow | 4 - 1 | Gateshead | NPL |
| 2000/2001 | Thu 12 Apr | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Gateshead | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Gateshead are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Barrow however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Gateshead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 25 matches. Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Barrow | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Gateshead, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gateshead | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Barrow | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |