Walsall vs Barrow betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 12.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Banks's Stadium

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League Two, Walsall holding 18th place and Barrow lying 22nd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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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Walsall form and stats

5-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Walsall so far this season. Walsall are slowly digging their own grave here at Banks's Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Port Vale match.

M. Sadler was the last player to score a league goal for Walsall and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Walsall haven't scored in 192 minutes.

The fans are hoping that Walsall will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League Two game against Cambridge United (placed 2nd). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Exeter City the opponent.

Heartbreak for Walsall in their last match as Cambridge United's P. Mullin scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Walsall as they are travelling to their away game against Crawley Town in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.

Walsall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Walsall's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Barrow form and stats

There's been little loot from Barrow's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 15 away games in the League Two. Barrow only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 1 draw.

Impressive finishing from Patrick Brough (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Mansfield Town in their previous game. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Harrogate Town.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Cheltenham Town.

The attacking power of Barrow when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Barrow - Walsall 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

BarrowS. Quigley
S. Quigley
8 goals
WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
5 goals

Walsall missing players

Barrow missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Barrow
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 17 6 Played P 5 15 31
8 5 2 Won W 2 3 7
14 5 2 Drew D 0 1 8
10 7 2 Lost L 3 11 16
36 17 8 Scored S 7 13 35
41 21 8 Conceded C 6 20 41
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 61%
38% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 33% 35%
19% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 19%
6% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 13%
66% 59% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 48%
12% 18% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 19%
28% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.7 11.7 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.6 10.5
3.6 3.9 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.3 3.8
31% 25% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 26% 29%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 32 17 8 7 44 28 16 8 4 4 24 17 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 59
2 Cambridge United 34 17 7 10 49 30 18 9 5 4 23 14 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 16 9 7 45 33 15 7 5 3 22 16 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 57
4 Morecambe 33 16 7 10 47 44 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 7 3 7 22 26 3 55
5 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 6 10 44 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 54
6 Newport County 32 14 9 9 40 32 15 8 4 3 17 14 17 6 5 6 23 18 8 51
7 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 9 10 42 41 17 7 4 6 19 18 16 7 5 4 23 23 1 51
8 Exeter City 31 13 11 7 55 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 18 50
9 Salford City 32 13 11 8 41 26 17 8 9 0 28 12 15 5 2 8 13 14 15 50
10 Bradford City 31 13 8 10 36 33 16 7 5 4 17 14 15 6 3 6 19 19 3 47
11 Harrogate Town 33 13 6 14 36 38 15 5 4 6 12 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 -2 45
12 Crawley Town 31 12 8 11 42 40 15 7 4 4 23 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 2 44
13 Carlisle United 29 13 4 12 40 35 14 9 1 4 28 19 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 43
14 Leyton Orient 32 12 6 14 37 38 16 7 4 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 42
15 Stevenage 34 9 14 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -3 41
16 Oldham Athletic 32 11 6 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 15 7 4 4 28 27 -7 39
17 Scunthorpe United 31 12 3 16 33 40 15 6 2 7 18 21 16 6 1 9 15 19 -7 39
18 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
19 Mansfield Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 15 3 6 6 19 23 17 5 7 5 19 20 -5 37
20 Colchester United 32 8 12 12 33 45 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 1 7 8 10 26 -12 36
21 Port Vale 33 9 7 17 43 49 16 5 4 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 34
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 33 7 8 18 21 47 16 4 2 10 13 23 17 3 6 8 8 24 -26 29
24 Grimsby Town 31 6 6 19 23 51 16 3 4 9 12 24 15 3 2 10 11 27 -28 24

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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 Cheltenham Town 32 17 8 7 44 28 16 8 4 4 24 17 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 59
2 Cambridge United 34 17 7 10 49 30 18 9 5 4 23 14 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 16 9 7 45 33 15 7 5 3 22 16 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 57
4 Morecambe 33 16 7 10 47 44 16 9 4 3 25 18 17 7 3 7 22 26 3 55
5 Tranmere Rovers 32 16 6 10 44 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 54
6 Newport County 32 14 9 9 40 32 15 8 4 3 17 14 17 6 5 6 23 18 8 51
7 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 9 10 42 41 17 7 4 6 19 18 16 7 5 4 23 23 1 51
8 Exeter City 31 13 11 7 55 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 18 50
9 Salford City 32 13 11 8 41 26 17 8 9 0 28 12 15 5 2 8 13 14 15 50
10 Bradford City 31 13 8 10 36 33 16 7 5 4 17 14 15 6 3 6 19 19 3 47
11 Harrogate Town 33 13 6 14 36 38 15 5 4 6 12 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 -2 45
12 Crawley Town 31 12 8 11 42 40 15 7 4 4 23 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 2 44
13 Carlisle United 29 13 4 12 40 35 14 9 1 4 28 19 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 43
14 Leyton Orient 32 12 6 14 37 38 16 7 4 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 42
15 Stevenage 34 9 14 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -3 41
16 Oldham Athletic 32 11 6 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 15 7 4 4 28 27 -7 39
17 Scunthorpe United 31 12 3 16 33 40 15 6 2 7 18 21 16 6 1 9 15 19 -7 39
18 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
19 Mansfield Town 32 8 13 11 38 43 15 3 6 6 19 23 17 5 7 5 19 20 -5 37
20 Colchester United 32 8 12 12 33 45 16 7 5 4 23 19 16 1 7 8 10 26 -12 36
21 Port Vale 33 9 7 17 43 49 16 5 4 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 34
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 33 7 8 18 21 47 16 4 2 10 13 23 17 3 6 8 8 24 -26 29
24 Grimsby Town 31 6 6 19 23 51 16 3 4 9 12 24 15 3 2 10 11 27 -28 24

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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.