Ace Football previews the League Two game between Barrow and Gillingham, including the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The League Two clash at SO Legal Stadium this coming Saturday sees Barrow hosting opponents Gillingham.
Barrow approach the next League Two round as the third team on the table, having claimed 37 points this season so far. With 20 games behind them, Gillingham amassed 31 points, placing them as number 7 before their next fixture.
Team form: Barrow vs Gillingham
Barrow Form
Barrow are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Colchester by 1-4, before beating Walsall by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Maidstone, who ran out 2-1 winners. In their last six League Two home matches, Barrow have three wins, while they’ve drawn three and lost zero. They scored five and conceded one goals.
Gillingham Form
Gillingham look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Tranmere, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating AFC Wimbledon in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-0 win against Charlton in their most recent outing. Gillingham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to four.
Betting facts for Barrow and Gillingham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Barrow and Gillingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 23 of the last 25 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Barrow have not lost the last 11 matches in a row
- Barrow have won the last 7 matches in a row
- Barrow have not lost 11 of the last 12 home matches
- Barrow have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Gillingham have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Gillingham have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches
- Gillingham have not won 8 of the last 10 away matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Gillingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Interesting players: Barrow vs Gillingham
Barrow against Gillingham is also a battle between George Ray and Connor Mahoney with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three League Two goals in their last six games respectively.
Betting markets: Barrow vs Gillingham
Full-time result
Barrow did great recently at SO Legal Stadium, winning five of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. They also drew four while losing one. Gillingham won two of their last 10 away games, while drawing zero and losing eight in this streak. Barrow have 5 wins on the trot. Before their upcoming match, Barrow look back on 9 games on home soil without losing.
Both teams to score
Barrow scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Gillingham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Barrow have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Barrow managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
In Barrow’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.8 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Gillingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: Barrow vs Gillingham
Here we present a free betting tip for this League Two match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Barrow and Gillingham.