Ace Football previews the League Two round 19 match between Barrow and Tranmere and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Tranmere come to SO Legal Stadium for the League Two match this coming Tuesday, Barrow will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 18th in the table Barrow have amassed 20 points after 18 matches. On 23 points, Tranmere rank 15th with 18 matches played this season.
Form: Barrow vs Tranmere
Barrow Form
In their last three matches, Barrow lost 0-2 against Cambridge U, drew 2-2 with Newport and recorded a 2-2 draw with Wigan. Barrow just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the SO Legal Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Tranmere Form
In their last three matches, Tranmere beat Cheltenham 3-2, drew 2-2 with Milton Keynes Dons and beat Grimsby by 1-2. Tranmere won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and 13 scored.
Betting stats for Barrow and Tranmere
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barrow and Tranmere. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 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 4 of the last 5 Barrow matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Barrow home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Tranmere matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Tranmere away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Tranmere away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Tranmere matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Tranmere away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Barrow vs Tranmere
Look no further than Ben Whitfield, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Barrow in the League Two, while Charlie Whitaker managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Tranmere in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Barrow vs Tranmere
Full-time result
Barrow claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Tranmere won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Somehow Tranmere failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Barrow have not lost to Tranmere in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Barrow scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Tranmere got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Tranmere played. Barrow will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Tuesday, as Tranmere have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Barrow’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Tranmere, who managed to hit the net 1.7 times on average in these games. Barrow conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Tranmere conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
