League Two: Barrow vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Barrow and Harrogate Town who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bookmakers favour Harrogate Town to be victorious against Barrow in their upcoming League Two encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Saturday. They should not underestimate Barrow, though.

Ranked as number 6 in the League Two standings, Barrow, have so far collected 60 points this season, while Harrogate Town collected 50 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 37 rounds.

Team form: Barrow vs Harrogate Town

Barrow Form

In their last three matches, Barrow won 2-0 and 2-0 against first Gillingham then Colchester, before drawing 1-1 against Walsall. Barrow managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded five times.

Harrogate Town Form

Harrogate Town have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Swindon, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Crawley, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 with Wrexham. Harrogate Town claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Barrow and Harrogate Town

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barrow and Harrogate Town. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Barrow vs Harrogate Town

George Thomson shows decent form right now for Harrogate Town, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barrow, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Cole Stockton also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.

Betting markets: Barrow vs Harrogate Town

Full-time result

Barrow claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Harrogate Town won three, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Barrow scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Harrogate Town scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Barrow managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Barrow saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Harrogate Town, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: Barrow vs Harrogate Town

To sum up, the upcoming match between Barrow and Harrogate Town seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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