FootyMAD's Grays Athletic match preview

Last updated : 30 October 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Grays Athletic v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Grays Athletic at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Bluebirds lost the only previous game played between the two.

The only previous meeting between Grays Ath. and Barrow at was less than a year ago, in December 2008, the Blues 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:
2008/2009Sat 21 FebBarrow1 - 1Grays Ath.CONF
2008/2009Sat 20 DecGrays Ath.2 - 1BarrowCONF

Recent respective form guides

Grays Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Blues have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Barrow's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bluebirds have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Grays Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 11 points from their 16 games thus far. Barrow see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Grays Ath.61235105
Barrow63128710

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Bluebirds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Grays Ath.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Grays Ath. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Barrow 5 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.