Barrow vs Exeter City match preview: Even contest expected at Progression Solicitors Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Progression Solicitors Stadium

Struggling Barrow will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Exeter City in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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

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.

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Barrow form and stats

Barrow have collected 26 points from their League Two home games so far after 6-8-6.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Barrow, who played 2-2 against Carlisle United. That match was also played at this venue (Progression Solicitors Stadium). 1-1 away at Colchester United before that.

There will be little rest for Barrow after this match as they are travelling to Leyton Orient for a League Two game in only four days.

The Barrow fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 29 in 20 matches. Barrow's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 27 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Exeter City form and stats

The visitors are W6-D8-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Exeter City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Cambridge United (placed 2nd). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Mansfield Town.

A new game in only four days for Exeter, the League Two home match versus Southend United. Busy days.

Exeter City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 20 games. 27 goals have been conceded by Exeter City in these games.

Head 2 Head

Barrow missing players

Exeter City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Exeter City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 20 7 Played P 7 20 39
11 6 2 Won W 4 6 16
10 8 3 Drew D 3 8 12
18 6 2 Lost L 0 6 11
47 29 12 Scored S 12 30 64
50 27 11 Conceded C 5 27 44
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 90% 90%
64% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 75% 74%
38% 45% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 55% 51%
21% 30% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 35% 33%
13% 15% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 15% 15%
51% 60% 71% BTTS BTTS 57% 65% 56%
21% 20% 14% Clean Sheets C S 43% 20% 28%
28% 20% 14% Failed to Score F T 29% 25% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.8 0.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.5 12.1 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.8 11.2
3.8 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.1 4 4.4
31% 34% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 37% 38%
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.
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 40 21 9 10 54 35 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 10 5 5 23 16 19 72
2 Cambridge United 41 21 8 12 61 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 20 10 3 7 34 22 20 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 40 19 10 11 50 45 21 10 5 6 25 21 19 9 5 5 25 24 5 67
4 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 11 11 52 47 20 10 3 7 29 22 20 8 8 4 23 25 5 65
5 Morecambe 40 18 9 13 54 53 19 10 5 4 28 22 21 8 4 9 26 31 1 63
6 Forest Green Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 46 19 8 6 5 26 22 21 9 5 7 25 24 5 62
7 Newport County 39 17 10 12 49 40 18 10 4 4 20 16 21 7 6 8 29 24 9 61
8 Exeter City 39 16 12 11 64 44 19 10 4 5 34 17 20 6 8 6 30 27 20 60
9 Salford City 39 15 13 11 46 32 20 9 11 0 31 14 19 6 2 11 15 18 14 58
10 Carlisle United 39 17 7 15 55 46 20 12 2 6 37 24 19 5 5 9 18 22 9 58
11 Bradford City 39 16 10 13 46 43 19 9 6 4 22 15 20 7 4 9 24 28 3 58
12 Leyton Orient 40 16 9 15 44 41 20 8 7 5 26 18 20 8 2 10 18 23 3 57
13 Port Vale 41 15 8 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 20 7 3 10 28 31 1 53
14 Stevenage 41 12 17 12 36 36 20 8 7 5 23 15 21 4 10 7 13 21 0 53
15 Crawley Town 40 14 11 15 49 53 20 9 5 6 28 23 20 5 6 9 21 30 -4 53
16 Oldham Athletic 41 14 9 18 64 68 21 6 2 13 30 37 20 8 7 5 34 31 -4 51
17 Harrogate Town 40 14 7 19 41 46 19 6 4 9 15 19 21 8 3 10 26 27 -5 49
18 Scunthorpe United 39 13 8 18 38 47 21 7 6 8 22 25 18 6 2 10 16 22 -9 47
19 Mansfield Town 41 9 19 13 46 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 20 5 9 6 20 22 -6 46
20 Walsall 40 9 19 12 41 47 20 6 6 8 19 23 20 3 13 4 22 24 -6 46
21 Barrow 39 11 10 18 47 50 20 6 8 6 29 27 19 5 2 12 18 23 -3 43
22 Colchester United 41 8 17 16 39 59 20 7 7 6 27 25 21 1 10 10 12 34 -20 41
23 Southend United 41 8 13 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 20 4 8 8 11 26 -29 37
24 Grimsby Town 40 7 13 20 30 58 20 3 8 9 14 26 20 4 5 11 16 32 -28 34

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 40 21 9 10 54 35 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 10 5 5 23 16 19 72
2 Cambridge United 41 21 8 12 61 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 20 10 3 7 34 22 20 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 40 19 10 11 50 45 21 10 5 6 25 21 19 9 5 5 25 24 5 67
4 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 11 11 52 47 20 10 3 7 29 22 20 8 8 4 23 25 5 65
5 Morecambe 40 18 9 13 54 53 19 10 5 4 28 22 21 8 4 9 26 31 1 63
6 Forest Green Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 46 19 8 6 5 26 22 21 9 5 7 25 24 5 62
7 Newport County 39 17 10 12 49 40 18 10 4 4 20 16 21 7 6 8 29 24 9 61
8 Exeter City 39 16 12 11 64 44 19 10 4 5 34 17 20 6 8 6 30 27 20 60
9 Salford City 39 15 13 11 46 32 20 9 11 0 31 14 19 6 2 11 15 18 14 58
10 Carlisle United 39 17 7 15 55 46 20 12 2 6 37 24 19 5 5 9 18 22 9 58
11 Bradford City 39 16 10 13 46 43 19 9 6 4 22 15 20 7 4 9 24 28 3 58
12 Leyton Orient 40 16 9 15 44 41 20 8 7 5 26 18 20 8 2 10 18 23 3 57
13 Port Vale 41 15 8 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 20 7 3 10 28 31 1 53
14 Stevenage 41 12 17 12 36 36 20 8 7 5 23 15 21 4 10 7 13 21 0 53
15 Crawley Town 40 14 11 15 49 53 20 9 5 6 28 23 20 5 6 9 21 30 -4 53
16 Oldham Athletic 41 14 9 18 64 68 21 6 2 13 30 37 20 8 7 5 34 31 -4 51
17 Harrogate Town 40 14 7 19 41 46 19 6 4 9 15 19 21 8 3 10 26 27 -5 49
18 Scunthorpe United 39 13 8 18 38 47 21 7 6 8 22 25 18 6 2 10 16 22 -9 47
19 Mansfield Town 41 9 19 13 46 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 20 5 9 6 20 22 -6 46
20 Walsall 40 9 19 12 41 47 20 6 6 8 19 23 20 3 13 4 22 24 -6 46
21 Barrow 39 11 10 18 47 50 20 6 8 6 29 27 19 5 2 12 18 23 -3 43
22 Colchester United 41 8 17 16 39 59 20 7 7 6 27 25 21 1 10 10 12 34 -20 41
23 Southend United 41 8 13 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 20 4 8 8 11 26 -29 37
24 Grimsby Town 40 7 13 20 30 58 20 3 8 9 14 26 20 4 5 11 16 32 -28 34

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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.