History of the Newport County v Barrow fixture
Newport County play host to Barrow at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The last time the two teams met at Newport County was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1971, the Exiles carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Fourth Division match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Barrow | 2 - 1 | Newport Co. | (Conference) Premier |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 04 Mar | Barrow | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | Fourth Division |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 13 Nov | Newport Co. | 2-1 | Barrow | Fourth Division |
| 1970/1971 | Fri 12 Feb | Newport Co. | 3 - 2 | Barrow | Fourth Division |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 23 Jan | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Newport Co. | Fourth Division |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 29 Apr | Newport Co. | 0 - 1 | Barrow | Fourth Division |
| 1966/1967 | Mon 06 Mar | Barrow | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | Fourth Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bluebirds, and 5 goals against.
Newport County's 60 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 42 matches.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Barrow | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newport County are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Newport County | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Barrow | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here