FM Preview: Gateshead v Barrow 01 Jan 2013

Last updated : 31 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Gateshead v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Gateshead at Gateshead International Stadium on Tuesday 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 20 and win only 7 of the 34 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gateshead International Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Gateshead running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Wed 26 Dec Barrow 0 - 2 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 07 Apr Gateshead 2-0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug Barrow 1 - 2 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 18 Jan Gateshead 3 - 0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 17 Aug Barrow 1 - 3 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 16 Feb Gateshead 2 - 1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Gateshead 2 - 3 Barrow Trophy

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Recent respective form guides

Gateshead have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Barrow have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Bluebirds have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Gateshead's 31 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Barrow find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 20 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Gateshead 6 1 2 3 6 10 5
Barrow 6 0 3 3 5 12 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Gateshead Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Barrow Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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