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Barrow travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor 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 5 and win only 2 of the 9 games.
The last time the two teams met at Torquay Utd. was way back in the black-and-white days of February 1970, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1969/1970 | Sat 07 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 1 | Barrow | LGE1 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 11 Oct | Barrow | 0 - 4 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1968/1969 | Sat 15 Mar | Barrow | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1968/1969 | Sat 24 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 1 | Barrow | LGE1 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 24 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 2 | Barrow | LGE1 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 07 Oct | Barrow | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 12 Mar | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 1 | Barrow | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Gulls's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Barrow is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Bluebirds have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Torquay Utd.'s total of 63 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 36 points from their 34 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Barrow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gulls, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Barrow | Lost each of the previous 8 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. |