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Barrow prepare to entertain Oxford United at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 2 draws, with 3 wins being posted by Bluebirds.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Holker Street Stadium was just last season, in August 2008, with Barrow running out comfortable 3-0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 08 Aug | Barrow | 3-0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 1967/1968 | Wed 03 Apr | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 1 | Barrow | LGE1 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 09 Mar | Barrow | 3 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 19 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 7 - 0 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1964/1965 | Sat 29 Aug | Barrow | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 11 Jan | Oxford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Barrow | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Bluebirds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Oxford Utd. however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the U's, and 2 goals against.
Barrow find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 14 matches. Oxford Utd. are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 14 games giving them a return of 35 points.
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 | 8 | 5 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Barrow are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Oxford Utd. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Oxford Utd. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |