FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Barrow 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 4 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 1 wins, and Forest Green Rovers have come away with 2 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was just last season, in March 2011, with Barrow inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Rovers in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Barrow 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Forest Green 2-3 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Barrow 3 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Wed 31 Mar Forest Green 1 - 0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Barrow 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sun 28 Dec Forest Green 2 - 1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Barrow 3 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier

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

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.

Barrow have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green Rovers's 58 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Barrow see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 55 points from their 40 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 3 0 3 9 9 9
Barrow 6 1 0 5 2 16 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Barrow Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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