League Two: Cheltenham vs Barnet – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Cheltenham and Barnet and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Cheltenham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnet swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Looking at the League Two standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and seven places.

Form: Cheltenham vs Barnet

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-0 victory against Exeter. Unable to follow that up, they went down 5-0 against Milton Keynes Dons, before handing over another win to Bromley in a 1-2 defeat. Cheltenham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium in the League Two. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Barnet Form

In their last three matches, Barnet lost against Bromley and Walsall by 2-0 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Swindon by 0-2. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Barnet won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Cheltenham and Barnet

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

Players on top: Cheltenham vs Barnet

Despite scoring just once in six League Two games, Cheltenham hope George Miller adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Barnet put their faith in Oliver Hawkins to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Cheltenham claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Barnet won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Cheltenham lost their previous 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Cheltenham only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Barnet scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Barnet managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Cheltenham have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Barnet.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Cheltenham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Barnet, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Cheltenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 matches.