League Two: Barnet vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Barnet and Cheltenham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Barnet hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Cheltenham over to the The Hive Stadium for a round 3 match.

Barnet put six points on display after their first two matches of the new season, and will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Team form: Barnet vs Cheltenham

Barnet Form

Barnet look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Cambridge U, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Salford City in a 3-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-3 win against Shrewsbury in their most recent outing. Barnet claimed four wins in their last six League Two matches at the The Hive Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded nine and scored 16 goals.

Cheltenham Form

In their previous three outings, Cheltenham lost 1-3 against Charlton, beat Rotherham 2-1 and lost 2-1 against Swindon. Cheltenham claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Barnet and Cheltenham

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 Barnet and Cheltenham played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Barnet vs Cheltenham

Kabongo Tshimanga has four strikes in six League Two matches for Barnet, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Cheltenham. The visitors are looking to George Miller, who has provided his team with three League Two goals.

Betting markets: Barnet vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

Barnet claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Cheltenham won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Barnet have no less than 7 wins on the bounce. Barnet did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Barnet scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Cheltenham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Barnet games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Barnet managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Cheltenham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out ten times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barnet, who scored an average of 3.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Cheltenham, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games. Barnet conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. Cheltenham’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.