Ace Football previews the League Two round 18 match between Newport and Barrow and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Both Newport and Barrow need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League Two table. The match takes place at Rodney Parade and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Placed 24th in the table Newport have amassed 11 points after 17 matches. On 19 points, Barrow rank 17th with 17 matches played this season.
Team form: Newport vs Barrow
Newport Form
Newport endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-4 against Walsall, before Shrewsbury won 1-0, while Oldham claimed a victory in a 3-0 match. Newport are without a win in their last six League Two matches on home soil, which produced a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored six goals.
Barrow Form
A draw is all that prevents Barrow from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Grimsby as the match ended 2-2 before getting trounced against Bromley by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Cambridge U won the game and the exact score was 0-2. Barrow managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats for Newport and Barrow
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 Newport and Barrow played across all tournaments.
- Newport have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Newport have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Newport matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Newport have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Newport have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 12 Barrow away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Barrow away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- 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
Players on top: Newport vs Barrow
Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Courtney Baker-Richardson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barrow hope Charlie McCann can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.
Popular betting markets: Newport vs Barrow
Full-time result
Newport are without a win in their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, but they drew one of these. They suffered nine defeats as well. Barrow won four of their previous 10 away games, while drawing one and losing five.
Both teams to score
Newport scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Barrow got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Newport managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Barrow were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newport, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Barrow’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
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