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League Two: Newport vs Barrow – Betting preview

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The spotlight is on Newport and Barrow, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other this coming Saturday at Rodney Parade in the League Two.

Newport rank 13 with ten points to their name from seven matches, while visitors Barrow rank eight in the table on 11 points.

Team form: Newport vs Barrow

Newport Form

Two draws were the best Newport could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Brentford, before sharing the points in a 2-2 draw against AFC Wimbledon. Their most recent match brought a 4-1 defeat against Crawley. Newport only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 14 and conceded ten goals.

Barrow Form

Barrow gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 1-0 against Stockport County, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Wrexham. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Harrogate Town. Barrow won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Newport and Barrow

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

  • In the last 15 Newport matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Newport have scored in the last 12 home matches in a row
  • In the last 7 Newport home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In the last 8 Newport home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Newport matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 25 of the last 27 Barrow matches 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 8 of the last 10 Barrow matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 4 Barrow away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Barrow have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches

In-form players: Newport vs Barrow

Will Evans look like value in the goal scoring market with seven strikes to his name in six League Two matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Emile Acquah adds to his three League Two goals come this coming Saturday.

Full-time result

Rodney Parade saw Newport winning five, drawing three and losing two of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Barrow won two of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost six.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Newport only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Barrow scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Newport probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Barrow managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barrow have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Newport when playing at away ground.

Total goals

In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Newport saw over 2.5 goals scored nine times, and they scored 1.9 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Barrow’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Newport’s last 12 matches had more than three goals.

To sum up, the upcoming match between Newport and Barrow seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

Newport vs Barrow: Who wins the game?

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