Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the League Two round 16 game between Barrow and Salford City and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Barrow enjoy home advantage, when visitors Salford City swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Barrow are 11 in the rankings with 21 points after 14 matches played , whereas Salford City rank 13 in the League Two on 20 points.
Team form: Barrow vs Salford City
Barrow Form
In their last three matches, Barrow drew 2-2 with Milton Keynes Dons, split the points with AFC Wimbledon in a 0-0 draw, and beat Forest Green by 0-2. Barrow claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew three and lost one, scored seven goals and conceded six.
Salford City Form
Salford City collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 3-2 against Wrexham. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with Swindon, before winning 0-3 against Doncaster. Salford City won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 13 while also conceding ten times.
Betting stats and facts for Barrow and Salford City
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Barrow and Salford City played across all competitions.
- In 18 of the last 20 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Barrow have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Barrow played, both teams scored
- Barrow have not lost 6 of the last 7 home matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Salford City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Salford City have conceded in 17 of the last 19 matches
- Salford City have scored in the last 7 matches in a row
- In 4 of the last 5 matches Salford City played, both teams scored
- In 4 of the last 5 Salford City matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Barrow vs Salford City
It has been an excellent season for Matt Smith who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target eight times in his last six outings. Salford City are looking to him against Barrow, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Popular betting markets: Barrow vs Salford City
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at SO Legal Stadium across all tournaments Barrow won four times, drew three and lost three times. Salford City claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Salford City did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Salford City have not lost to Barrow in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Barrow only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Salford City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Barrow managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Salford City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Barrow and Salford City.
Total goals
Barrow saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Salford City. They performed an average of 1.8 goals in these.
Suggested bet: Barrow vs Salford City
The match between Barrow and Salford City should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this League Two game.