Barrow vs Newport County match preview: Even contest expected at Progression Solicitors Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Progression Solicitors Stadium

The visiting Newport County side should be favourites in this visit to Barrow, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 36 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Barrow form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Barrow are 5-7-6 (wins-draw-losses).

Barrow are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Stevenage. Ahead of that match, Barrow lost 0-1 at home to Grimsby Town.

The manager M. Jolley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Colchester United in only three days.

The Barrow fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. Barrow's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Newport County form and stats

The visitors are W7-D5-L7 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Newport might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Leyton Orient proved too strong as Newport County slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Rodney Parade. Prior to that match, the Newport manager M. Flynn faced defeat when travelling to Port Vale and losing 1-2.

A new game in only three days for Newport, the League Two home match versus Bolton Wanderers. Busy days.

The visiting Newport County have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 27 goals from 19 games. As opposed to that, Newport County have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Newport County - Barrow 2-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Barrow won three, Newport County won three and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarrowS. Quigley
S. Quigley
9 goals
Newport CountyM. Dolan
M. Dolan
6 goals
Newport CountyP. Amond
P. Amond
6 goals

Barrow missing players

Newport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Newport County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 19 36
10 5 1 Won W 3 7 16
8 7 3 Drew D 0 5 9
18 6 2 Lost L 2 7 11
42 25 10 Scored S 8 27 46
46 24 10 Conceded C 5 21 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 72% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 84% 72%
36% 39% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 42% 42%
19% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 16% 11%
14% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 8%
47% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 63% 58%
22% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 60% 32% 31%
31% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 5% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 1.1 1
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.5 12.2 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 11.1 12.4
3.9 4.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.5 3.4
30% 32% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 41% 37%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.