National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Barrow or Scunthorpe United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Barrow form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Barrow, their manager M. Cooper and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Barrow lost their last game at Stevenage after a 0-1 scoreline. Attacking player Josh Gordon bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.3 out of 10. Gordon hit one key pass.
A 1-1 draw away in the League Two before that, with Exeter City the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Barrow handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and four defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Barrow as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Hartlepool United are visiting.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Scunthorpe are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Bradford City fixture.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Swindon Town with 1-3 on the scoreboard. The attacker Ryan Loft got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Loft scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-1 loss hosting Stevenage before that.Scunthorpe United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and six defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Rochdale.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Barrow wins - draws - Scunthorpe United wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Loft 1 goals |
Barrow missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
| Barrow | Scunthorpe United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 19 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 22 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 52% | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 28% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Newport County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Salford City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sutton United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Barrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |