This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Barrow and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Saturday, 5th September 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Barrow at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Diamonds have won one, and drawn the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | Barrow | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 09 Jan | Barrow | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Rushden & D. | 4 - 0 | Barrow | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Diamonds have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Rushden & D. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barrow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Rushden & D. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Barrow. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | No sequences of note |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
