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Barrow travel to take on Chester City at The Deva Stadium on Monday 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 18 and win only 6 of the 33 games.
The last time the two teams met at Chester City was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1971, when they played out a goalless draw in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1971/1972 | Sat 25 Mar | Barrow | 2 - 0 | Chester | LGE2 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 11 Sep | Chester | 0 - 0 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 17 Apr | Chester | 2 - 1 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 10 Oct | Barrow | 1 - 4 | Chester | LGE2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 21 Jan | Chester | 1 - 1 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1966/1967 | Fri 16 Sep | Barrow | 1 - 1 | Chester | LGE2 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 16 Apr | Chester | 0 - 0 | Barrow | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Barrow's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Chester City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only -3 points. Barrow see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 28 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Barrow | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from The Deva Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Barrow | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |