Barrow play host to Mansfield Town at Holker Street on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 12 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barrow was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1969, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Third Division match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1969/1970 | Sat 13 Dec | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Barrow | LGE1 |
1969/1970 | Sat 13 Sep | Barrow | 0-1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
1968/1969 | Sat 19 Apr | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Barrow | LGE1 |
1968/1969 | Sat 14 Sep | Barrow | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
1967/1968 | Sat 20 Jan | Barrow | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
1967/1968 | Sat 16 Sep | Mansfield Town | 1 - 2 | Barrow | LGE1 |
1962/1963 | Sat 16 Mar | Barrow | 3 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Bluebirds, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Barrow, Mansfield Town are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Stags have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Barrow find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 6 points they have accumulated from 3 games. Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Barrow | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barrow may be coming up against a decent side in Mansfield Town, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bluebirds. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Barrow | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |