League Two: Bristol Rovers vs Barnet – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Bristol Rovers and Barnet who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Barnet go up against Bristol Rovers on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Memorial Stadium.

Bristol Rovers are number 5 in the table on 15 points after nine matches. Barnet rank as number 2 with 15 points after seven matches played.

Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Barnet

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Gillingham by a 3-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Exeter. They were back on the losing side in a 3-1 defeat against Crewe. Bristol Rovers swept all opposition aside in the six most recent League Two matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 16 and conceding four goals.

Barnet Form

Barnet look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 3-3 with Chesterfield, before downing first Accrington by 2-1, then Fleetwood in a 3-1 win. Barnet recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the League Two, in which they banged in 16 goals, whilst conceding nine. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting facts for Bristol Rovers and Barnet

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 Bristol Rovers and Barnet played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bristol Rovers vs Barnet

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Ellis Harrison will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barnet hope Charlie Lakin can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Bristol Rovers claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Barnet won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing one in this series of matches. Barnet are on a serious roll of now 16 matches without defeat. Barnet are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing. Barnet have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Barnet scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Bristol Rovers have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive away games Barnet played. Bristol Rovers probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Barnet managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barnet have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Bristol Rovers when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol Rovers, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Barnet played across all tournaments. They scored 2.3 times on average in the process. Barnet scored at least one goal in their last 17 matches.