League Two: Gillingham vs Barnet – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 17 match between Gillingham and Barnet and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Gillingham 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.

Gillingham approach round 17 as number 7 in the League Two table with 26 points on their account so far. With 16 rounds behind them, Barnet have amassed 23 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

Team form: Gillingham vs Barnet

Gillingham Form

Gillingham are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Newport, beating Bristol Rovers 0-1 and drawing 2-2 with Crawley. Gillingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Barnet Form

Barnet came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 2-1 against Fleetwood, followed by a 2-2 draw with Milton Keynes Dons. In their last match, they finished even 0-0 against Cambridge U. Barnet won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding four.

Betting stats for Gillingham 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 Gillingham and Barnet played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Gillingham vs Barnet

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

Betting markets: Gillingham vs Barnet

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at MEMS Priestfield across all tournaments Gillingham won four times, drew three and lost three times. Barnet claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Barnet didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Gillingham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Barnet got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Barnet managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Barnet have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Gillingham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Gillingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Barnet, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.