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Barrow prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Bluebirds have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Holker Street Stadium was just last season, in September 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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 06 Dec | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Barrow | CONF |
| 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
Barrow losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Diamonds have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Rushden & D. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so 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 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Barrow only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | No sequences of note |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |