FM Preview: Fleetwood Town v Barrow 10 Jan 2012

Last updated : 09 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Fleetwood Town v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 4 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 1 wins, and Fleetwood Town have come away with 2 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, the carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 23 Aug Barrow 4 - 0 Fleetwood Tn. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Fleetwood Tn. 1-0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Barrow 0 - 2 Fleetwood Tn. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 14 Oct Barrow 3 - 2 Fleetwood Tn. Shield (Conference Cup)
1993/1994 Sat 19 Mar Barrow 1 - 1 Fleetwood Tn. (Northern) Premier
1993/1994 Wed 15 Sep Fleetwood Tn. 2 - 3 Barrow (Northern) Premier
1992/1993 Sat 26 Dec Barrow 2 - 0 Fleetwood Tn. (Northern) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Fleetwood Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.

Barrow have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Fleetwood Town are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 57 points from 26 games.

Barrow's 41 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Fleetwood Town 6 4 1 1 15 8 13
Barrow 6 3 2 1 11 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Barrow have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Fleetwood Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Fleetwood Town Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Barrow Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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