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Barrow prepare to entertain Northwich Victoria at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the Bluebirds winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Holker Street Stadium was just last season, in January 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Shield (Conference Cup) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Northwich Vic. | 2 - 1 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 22 Jan | Barrow | 0-2 | Northwich Vic. | CNFC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Barrow | 1 - 1 | Northwich Vic. | CNFN |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Northwich Vic. | 2 - 0 | Barrow | CNFN |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 14 Jan | Northwich Vic. | 3 - 1 | Barrow | FAT |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Northwich Vic. | 1 - 0 | Barrow | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Barrow | 0 - 1 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Northwich Vic. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Trickies / Vics have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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. Northwich Vic. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 20 points from their 32 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barrow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Northwich Vic. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Northwich Vic. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Bluebirds in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northwich Vic. | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |