Ace Football previews the League Two round 36 match between Barrow and Accrington and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Both Barrow and Accrington need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League Two table. The match takes place at SO Legal Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Ranked as number 17 in the League Two standings, Barrow, have so far collected 40 points this season, while Accrington collected 36 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 34 rounds.
Form: Barrow vs Accrington
Barrow Form
In their last three games, Barrow lost 3-0 against Crewe, got defeated 0-1 by Carlisle before winning 1-2 against Notts Co.. Barrow claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.
Accrington Form
The results have been up and down for Accrington, who beat Tranmere by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Harrogate Town, before claiming a victory in a 2-0 game against Milton Keynes Dons. Accrington 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 seven goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats and facts for Barrow and Accrington
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barrow and Accrington. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Barrow matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Barrow matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Accrington away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Accrington have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Barrow vs Accrington
Kian Spence found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Shaun Whalley just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Barrow vs Accrington
Full-time result
Barrow won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at SO Legal Stadium. They drew one and lost four as well, while Accrington won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Accrington have not lost to Barrow in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Barrow scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Accrington got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Accrington managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barrow, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Accrington, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.