Ace Football previews the League Two game between Barnet and Salford City who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
League Two title favourites Barnet begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Salford City at The Hive Stadium.
Form: Barnet vs Salford City
Barnet Form
Barnet are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Notts Co. by 1-2, before beating Gillingham by 6-2. The winning streak came to an end against Cambridge U, who ran out 2-1 winners. Barnet won four of their previous six League Two games at the The Hive Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded eight and scored 14 goals.
Salford City Form
A single draw prevents Salford City from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 1-2 and 3-0 against Grimsby and Notts Co., respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Shrewsbury. Salford City claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Barnet and Salford City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barnet and Salford City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 7 Barnet matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnet have won the last 5 matches in a row in the League Two and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnet have won the last 5 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Barnet matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Barnet home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Salford City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Salford City away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Salford City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Barnet vs Salford City
As the new League Two campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Barnet and Salford City this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: Barnet vs Salford City
Full-time result
Barnet won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Salford City won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. Barnet won their last seven matches on the trot. Salford City have not lost to Barnet in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Barnet scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Salford City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Barnet games Of the previous 10 outings, Barnet scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barnet, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Salford City, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Barnet scored at least once in their previous 10 matches. Salford City’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.
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