FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Barrow 12 Mar 2011

Last updated : 11 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Barrow fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Barrow at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Rovers.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Barrow 3 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Wed 31 Mar Forest Green 1-0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Barrow 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sun 28 Dec Forest Green 2 - 1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Barrow 3 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
1998/1999 Wed 14 Apr Forest Green 1 - 1 Barrow Conference
1998/1999 Sat 19 Dec Barrow 2 - 1 Forest Green Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.

The away form of Barrow is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green Rovers find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 36 matches.

Barrow are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 34 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 1 3 2 9 7 6
Barrow 6 1 3 2 6 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Rovers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Barrow Not won in previous 17 away matches.

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