League Two: Barrow vs Carlisle – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 34 match between Barrow and Carlisle and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barrow and Carlisle are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Thursday at SO Legal Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this League Two battle.

Ranked as number 18 in the League Two standings, Barrow, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Carlisle collected 23 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 32 rounds.

Team form: Barrow vs Carlisle

Barrow Form

Barrow managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against Milton Keynes Dons. They went on to lose 3-2 against Cheltenham, before getting dumped in a 3-0 defeat against Crewe. Barrow won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Carlisle Form

Carlisle came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 1-0 against Newport, followed by a 0-0 draw with Colchester. In their last match, they finished even 0-0 against Gillingham. Carlisle only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.

Betting facts for Barrow and Carlisle

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 Carlisle played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Barrow vs Carlisle

Kian Spence is showing good form for Barrow, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Sam Lavelle scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular betting markets: Barrow vs Carlisle

Full-time result

Barrow claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Carlisle won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Carlisle have beaten Barrow in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Barrow scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Carlisle got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Carlisle have failed to score in 3 consecutive 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, Carlisle kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Carlisle have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Barrow when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barrow, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Carlisle’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Carlisle did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games