League Two: Barrow vs Newport – Betting preview

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 and Newport will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Team form: Barrow vs Newport

Barrow Form

Barrow have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-2 victory against Oldham. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Walsall, before handing over another win to Cambridge U in a 3-0 defeat. Barrow managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Newport Form

The results have been up and down for Newport, who beat Harrogate Town by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Cheltenham, before claiming a victory in a 3-2 game against Oldham. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Newport won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting 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.

Players on top: Barrow vs Newport

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Josh Gordon, who is performing well for Barrow. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Newport.The visitors will be looking to Bobby Kamwa to find the net once again, after managing three League Two goals for Newport in recent matches.

Betting markets: Barrow vs Newport

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Barrow scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Newport scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Newport should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Barrow only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Newport claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Barrow saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Newport, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game.