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Barrow face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Barrow | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 13 Dec | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Barrow | LGE1 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 13 Sep | Barrow | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1968/1969 | Sat 19 Apr | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Barrow | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Stags's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The away form of Barrow is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town's 31 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barrow find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Barrow | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Stags, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Barrow | Not won in previous 12 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |