FM Preview: Barrow v Stockport County 26 Dec 2011

Last updated : 25 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Barrow v Stockport County fixture

Barrow play host to Stockport County at Holker Street Stadium on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 38 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 19 wins, and Stockport County have come away with 13 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Barrow was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1972, as the Bluebirds squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Fourth Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1971/1972 Fri 28 Jan Barrow 3-2 Stockport Co. Fourth Division
1971/1972 Mon 18 Oct Stockport Co. 1 - 3 Barrow Fourth Division
1970/1971 Fri 26 Feb Stockport Co. 2 - 0 Barrow Fourth Division
1970/1971 Sat 31 Oct Barrow 2 - 2 Stockport Co. Fourth Division
1969/1970 Sat 07 Mar Barrow 4 - 1 Stockport Co. Third Division
1969/1970 Sat 22 Nov Stockport Co. 2 - 2 Barrow Third Division
1968/1969 Thu 26 Dec Barrow 3 - 3 Stockport Co. Third Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Barrow have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Stockport County is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Hatters have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Barrow's 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Stockport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 20 points from their 25 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Barrow 6 2 3 1 6 5 9
Stockport County 6 0 2 4 3 13 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Bluebirds being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Barrow Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Stockport County Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 11 most recent games.

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