League Two: Shrewsbury vs Barrow – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 26 match between Shrewsbury and Barrow and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Shrewsbury and Barrow need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League Two table. The match takes place at The Croud Meadow and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Barrow

Shrewsbury Form

A draw is the best Shrewsbury can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Cambridge U. A0-0 draw with Barnet followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Colchester. Shrewsbury only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Croud Meadow in the League Two. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Barrow Form

Barrow endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Crawley, before Swindon ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Notts Co., who came out 2-1 winners. Barrow only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Betting facts for Shrewsbury and Barrow

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

Players on top: Shrewsbury vs Barrow

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Taylor Perry will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barrow hope Isaac Fletcher can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Barrow

Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Barrow won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Barrow lost 5 matches on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Barrow only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive away games Barrow played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Barrow kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Shrewsbury saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Barrow played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.