Ace Football previews the League Two game between Barrow and Newport who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Barrow are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 7 of the League Two this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Newport, whom they welcome on home soil at SO Legal Stadium.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Barrow claimed 13 points after six rounds. Meanwhile, Newport amassed nine points and rank as number 10 in the League Two at the moment.
Team form: Barrow vs Newport
Barrow Form
Barrow look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Harrogate Town by 0-1, before drawing 1-1 with Swindon. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Grimsby 1-2. Barrow claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded six.
Newport Form
In their last three matches, Newport won 0-1 win against Morecambe, lost 1-4 against Port Vale and lost 4-0 against Swindon. Newport 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 14 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Barrow and Newport
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barrow and Newport played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Barrow home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Newport have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Newport matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newport have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Barrow vs Newport
Theo Vassell is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Newport look to Aaron Wildig, hoping he can add to his current total of three League Two goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Barrow vs Newport
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at SO Legal Stadium across all tournaments Barrow won four times, drew three and lost three times. Newport claimed two wins, zero draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Barrow scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Newport only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Barrow probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Newport managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Barrow saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Newport, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.
Recommended tip: Barrow vs Newport
To sum up, the upcoming match between Barrow and Newport 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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