FM Preview: Rushden & Diamonds v Barrow 30 Oct 2010

Last updated : 29 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Rushden & Diamonds v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Bluebirds.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, 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:
2010/2011Sat 21 AugBarrow2 - 0Rushden & D.CONF
2009/2010Sat 23 JanRushden & D.4 - 1BarrowCONF
2009/2010Sat 05 SepBarrow1 - 6Rushden & D.CONF
2008/2009Sat 06 DecRushden & D.1 - 1BarrowCONF
2008/2009Tue 02 SepBarrow1 - 1Rushden & D.CONF
1998/1999Sat 09 JanBarrow0 - 2Rushden & D.CONF
1998/1999Sat 22 AugRushden & D.4 - 0BarrowCONF

Recent respective form guides

Rushden & Diamonds are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Diamonds in those games, with 4 conceded.

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, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rushden & D. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 27 points from their 16 games so far. Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 15 points from their 16 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rushden & D.651011516
Barrow60244102

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bluebirds are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Rushden & D.. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Rushden & D. 8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Barrow Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.