FM Preview: Lincoln City v Barrow 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Lincoln City v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 25 of the 29 occasions the two teams have clashed.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sincil Bank was just last season, in November 2011, the Red Imps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 10 Nov Barrow 1 - 2 Lincoln City (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Lincoln City 2-1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Tue 27 Sep Barrow 1 - 0 Lincoln City (Conference) Premier
1971/1972 Wed 12 Apr Lincoln City 3 - 2 Barrow Fourth Division
1971/1972 Sat 02 Oct Barrow 2 - 2 Lincoln City Fourth Division
1970/1971 Fri 09 Apr Lincoln City 0 - 3 Barrow Fourth Division
1970/1971 Sat 12 Sep Barrow 1 - 4 Lincoln City Fourth Division

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

Recent respective form guides

Lincoln City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Red Imps have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Barrow's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bluebirds have hit 9 goals, 23 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Lincoln City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 31 matches.

Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 32 points from their 31 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Lincoln City 6 1 0 5 9 16 3
Barrow 6 2 0 4 7 17 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Bluebirds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Lincoln City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Lincoln City 4 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barrow Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 14 outings ago.

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