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Newport Co. travel to take on Barrow at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Exiles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Barrow was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1972, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1971/1972 | Sat 04 Mar | Barrow | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 13 Nov | Newport Co. | 2 - 1 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Fri 12 Feb | Newport Co. | 3 - 2 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 23 Jan | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 29 Apr | Newport Co. | 0 - 1 | Barrow | LGE2 |
| 1966/1967 | Mon 06 Mar | Barrow | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 26 Feb | Barrow | 2 - 2 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Newport Co. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Exiles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 15 points from their 17 games thus far. Newport Co.'s total of 30 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barrow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newport Co. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Barrow. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Newport Co. | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |