League Two: Crewe vs Barnet – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 14 match between Crewe and Barnet and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Barnet come to Mornflake Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Crewe will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Crewe are number 4 in the table on 21 points after 13 matches. Barnet rank as number 2 with 25 points after 12 matches played.

Team form: Crewe vs Barnet

Crewe Form

Crewe have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-2 victory against Rochdale. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Exeter, before handing over another win to Chesterfield in a 5-1 defeat. Crewe claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Barnet Form

In their past three matches, Barnet lost 1-3 against Swindon, drew 1-1 with Oldham and won 3-1 against York. Barnet claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the League Two, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Crewe and Barnet

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crewe and Barnet. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Crewe vs Barnet

Kabongo Tshimanga scored seven goals in six League Two games for Barnet. This took his total for the season up to ten goals scored in League Two. Jordan Gibson is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six League Two outings.

Betting markets: Crewe vs Barnet

Full-time result

Crewe won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Mornflake Stadium. They drew four and lost one as well, while Barnet won six of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost one. Crewe did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Astonishingly, Barnet failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 18 matches. Barnet have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score

Crewe scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Barnet scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Crewe played. Both teams have scored in last 18 consecutive Barnet games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Crewe managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Barnet kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Crewe have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Barnet.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crewe, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Barnet, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches. Barnet are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 22 matches.