FM Preview: Newport County v Barrow 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newport County v Barrow fixture

Newport County prepare to entertain 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 6 of the previous 8 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Newport County annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Newport Co. 5-0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
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

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Recent respective form guides

Newport County's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Barrow's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bluebirds have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 6 points from their 10 games thus far.

Barrow see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newport County 6 0 1 5 3 13 1
Barrow 6 2 0 4 10 11 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Exiles at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Bluebirds come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newport County Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Barrow 8 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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