League Two: Walsall vs Barnet – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 15 match between Walsall and Barnet and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Walsall are placed threeth with 22 points after 13 matches. Barnet occupy a position as twoth in the league on 26 points.

Team form: Walsall vs Barnet

Walsall Form

Walsall are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Salford City by a 2-4 score, before winning 1-3 against Colchester. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Newport. Walsall won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Barnet Form

In their last three matches, Barnet beat York 3-1, drew 1-1 with Crewe and beat Tranmere by 3-0. Barnet won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Walsall and Barnet

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

In-form players: Walsall vs Barnet

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

Betting markets: Walsall vs Barnet

Full-time result

Walsall won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Poundland Bescot Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Barnet won five of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost one. Astonishingly, Barnet conceded a goal in their last 19 matches. Good luck taking on Barnet currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 11 away games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Walsall scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Barnet scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 11 consecutive away games Barnet played. Barnet should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Walsall only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Barnet claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Walsall have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Barnet.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Walsall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Barnet, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves. Barnet are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 23 matches.