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Barrow travel to take on Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Bluebirds lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Rushden & D. and Barrow at was more than a decade ago, in August 1998, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | Barrow | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 09 Jan | Barrow | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Rushden & D. | 4 - 0 | Barrow | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Barrow is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bluebirds have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Rushden & D.'s 32 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Barrow find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Barrow | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Diamonds, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Barrow | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |