League Two: Barrow vs Grimsby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Barrow and Grimsby who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Grimsby visit Barrow, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 28 match taking place at SO Legal Stadium this coming Saturday.

Team form: Barrow vs Grimsby

Barrow Form

A single point is all Barrow can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Bradford, before getting trounced 0-2 against Harrogate Town while Swindon won 2-0. Barrow just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the SO Legal Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Grimsby Form

A single draw prevents Grimsby from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 3-2 and 3-1 against Accrington and Bradford, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Chesterfield. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Grimsby won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Barrow and Grimsby

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barrow and Grimsby played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Barrow vs Grimsby

Look no further than Emile Acquah, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Barrow in the League Two, while Cameron McJannett managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Grimsby in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at SO Legal Stadium across all tournaments Barrow won three times, drew three and lost four times. Grimsby claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Barrow only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Grimsby scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Barrow managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Grimsby kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Barrow and Grimsby.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barrow, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Grimsby, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.