League Two: Walsall vs Barnet – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 31 match between Walsall and Barnet and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Walsall enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnet swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 7 in the League Two standings, Walsall, have so far collected 49 points this season, while Barnet collected 43 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 29 rounds.

Team form: Walsall vs Barnet

Walsall Form

Walsall only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Crawley, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Chesterfield, before going down in a 2-0 defeat against Bristol Rovers. Walsall only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded four goals.

Barnet Form

Barnet currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Tranmere with a 1-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Shrewsbury. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Crewe. Barnet claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by five goals to four.

Betting stats for Walsall and Barnet

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 Walsall and Barnet played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Walsall vs Barnet

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Daniel Kanu, who is performing well for Walsall. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Barnet.The visitors will be looking to Kabongo Tshimanga to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Barnet in recent matches.

Betting markets: Walsall vs Barnet

Full-time result

Walsall claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Barnet won two of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost three of the games in this run. Walsall have not lost to Barnet in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Walsall scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Barnet scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Barnet managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Walsall were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Walsall have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Barnet.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Walsall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Barnet’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.