FM Preview: Luton Town v Barrow 29 Mar 2011

Last updated : 28 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Luton Town v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Bluebirds.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, the The Hatters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Barrow 0 - 1 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb Barrow 0 - 1 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 12 Sep Luton Town 1-0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
1969/1970 Sat 14 Feb Barrow 2 - 1 Luton Town Third Division
1969/1970 Sat 09 Aug Luton Town 3 - 0 Barrow Third Division
1968/1969 Wed 26 Mar Luton Town 5 - 1 Barrow Third Division
1968/1969 Sat 17 Aug Barrow 0 - 0 Luton Town Third Division

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

Recent respective form guides

Luton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Hatters in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.

Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 69 points from 36 games.

Barrow find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 38 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Luton Town 6 3 2 1 6 3 11
Barrow 6 4 1 1 10 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Luton Town No sequences of note
Barrow 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here