This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Barrow and Altrincham at 19:45 on 8th March 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

Footymad preview History of the Barrow v Altrincham fixture

Altrincham face a trip to Barrow at Holker Street Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Robins have recorded 3 wins, and Barrow have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 21 Sep Altrincham 2 - 0 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 01 Dec Altrincham 0 - 1 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 11 Aug Barrow 0-3 Altrincham (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 09 Dec Barrow 2 - 2 Altrincham (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 12 Aug Altrincham 3 - 4 Barrow (Conference) Premier
2004/2005 Sat 26 Mar Barrow 2 - 0 Altrincham (Conference) North
2004/2005 Sat 05 Feb Altrincham 1 - 0 Barrow Trophy

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Barrow have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.

Altrincham's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 30 points from their 33 games thus far.

Altrincham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 30 points from their 34 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Barrow 6 0 3 3 5 9 3
Altrincham 6 1 2 3 6 12 5

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Altrincham on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Barrow. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Barrow Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not won in the 9 most recent games.
Altrincham Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here