The game between Barrow and Altrincham in the (Conference) Premier on Tuesday, 9th December 2008 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Altrincham pack their bags to visit Barrow at Holker Street on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Robins have recorded 2 wins, and Barrow have come away with 4 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Holker Street was more than three years back, in March 2005, with Barrow running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a (Conference) North match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 Aug | Altrincham | 3 - 4 | Barrow | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | Barrow | 2 - 0 | Altrincham | CNFN |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Altrincham | 1 - 0 | Barrow | FAT |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Altrincham | 2 - 0 | Barrow | CNFN |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Barrow | 2 - 1 | Altrincham | NPL |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | Altrincham | 1 - 1 | Barrow | NPL |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Barrow | 4 - 0 | Altrincham | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Bluebirds, with 5 goals against.
Altrincham have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 20 matches. Altrincham see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Altrincham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Robins, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | 8 games since last home draw. |
| Altrincham | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
