League Two: Barrow vs Gillingham – Betting preview

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

Barrow and Gillingham will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Team form: Barrow vs Gillingham

Barrow Form

In their last three matches, Barrow won 3-0 against Grimsby, before losing 1-3 against Doncaster and 1-0 to Newport. Barrow only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Tranmere and a 1-1 draw with Grimsby. In their most recent match, they were defeated 1-2 at the hands of Notts Co.. Gillingham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by seven goals to four.

Betting stats for Barrow and Gillingham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barrow and Gillingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Barrow vs Gillingham

Emile Acquah is showing good form for Barrow, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Joseph Gbode scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Barrow vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Barrow claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Gillingham won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run. Gillingham conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Barrow only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Gillingham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away 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, Gillingham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Barrow’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Gillingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Gillingham conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.