Struggling Barrow will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Morecambe in the upcoming league round. It’s 23rd vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Barrow nor Morecambe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Barrow form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Barrow are 3-7-3 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Barrow to get some points in this home game.
Stress levels are on the rise for Barrow's attacking players as they have now played 233 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Quigley was their last goal scorer.
No payout for Barrow in their previous match, an away game at Salford City that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that game, the home loss against Cambridge United with the scoreline 0-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Barrow perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Barrow as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Barrow has won two of these, drawn five and lost four.
There will be little rest for Barrow after this match as they are travelling to Oldham Athletic for a League Two game 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 19 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded.
Morecambe form and stats
The visitors are W6-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Two away games in a row for Morecambe, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Bradford City in the League Two. Before that, Morecambe travelled to Bolton Wanderers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Morecambe in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Morecambe, one draw and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Morecambe are hosting Salford City in the League Two only three days away.
The visiting Morecambe have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 15 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Morecambe have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Morecambe - Barrow 1-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Barrow wins - draws - Morecambe wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gomes 8 goals |   S. Quigley 6 goals | J. Kay 4 goals |
Barrow missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Barrow | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 31 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 39 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 82% |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 67% | 57% |
| 23% | 31% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 25% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 7% |
| 54% | 62% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 15% | 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 21% |
| 31% | 15% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 13.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 31% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 91% | 87% | 71% |
- Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe 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 | Cambridge United | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 48 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Salford City | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Newport County | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 43 |
| 8 | Morecambe | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 43 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Walsall | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 35 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | -6 | 34 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 33 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 22 | Southend United | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -26 | 24 |
| 23 | Barrow | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 21 |