FM Preview: Barrow v Braintree Town 24 Mar 2012

Last updated : 23 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Barrow v Braintree Town fixture

Braintree Town face a trip to Barrow at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Braintree Tn. 1 - 0 Barrow (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Barrow have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 4 conceded.

Braintree Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Iron's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

Barrow's 55 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Braintree Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 53 points from their 38 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Barrow 6 1 1 4 3 13 4
Braintree Town 6 3 1 2 11 11 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Iron out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Barrow. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Barrow Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Braintree Town Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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