Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Chesterfield and Barnet and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Chesterfield 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.
A look at the League Two standings shows that four points and 14 places currently separate the two teams.
Form: Chesterfield vs Barnet
Chesterfield Form
In has been a bit of everything for Chesterfield in their previous three matches, where they first beat Salford City by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Rotherham, before an encounter with Gillingham produced a 1-1 draw. Chesterfield managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded five goals.
Barnet Form
In their previous three outings, Barnet won by 1-3 against Shrewsbury, drew 2-2 with Cheltenham, before also drawing 1-1 against Exeter. Barnet have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the League Two. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 16 and conceding seven goals.
Betting stats for Chesterfield and Barnet
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Chesterfield and Barnet. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 14 Chesterfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Chesterfield matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Chesterfield matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Chesterfield home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Chesterfield matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 10 Barnet matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnet have won the last 6 matches in a row in the League Two and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnet have won the last 6 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 Barnet matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnet have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Chesterfield vs Barnet
Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Liam Mandeville will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barnet hope Charlie Lakin 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.
Popular markets: Chesterfield vs Barnet
Full-time result
Chesterfield 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. Barnet won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Barnet are on a serious roll of now 13 matches without defeat. Barnet didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent away games. Chesterfield have beaten Barnet in 5 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Chesterfield scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Barnet scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Barnet played. Chesterfield will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Barnet have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Chesterfield and Barnet when playing at SMH Group Stadium.
Total goals
Chesterfield saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Barnet, who managed to hit the net 2.7 times on average in these games. Barnet are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 matches.
