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Gateshead face a trip to Barrow at Holker Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Tynesiders have recorded 9 wins, and Barrow have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, with Barrow running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in an Shield (Conference Cup) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 04 Nov | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Gateshead | CNFC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Barrow | 2 - 0 | Gateshead | NPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Gateshead | 2 - 2 | Barrow | NPL |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Apr | Gateshead | 0 - 0 | Barrow | NPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Barrow | 4 - 1 | Gateshead | NPL |
| 2000/2001 | Thu 12 Apr | Barrow | 3 - 1 | Gateshead | NPL |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Gateshead | 1 - 2 | Barrow | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Barrow are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 7 conceded.
Gateshead have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Tynesiders have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barrow find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 23 matches. Gateshead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barrow | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Tynesiders have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barrow | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Gateshead | 7 games since last away draw. |