A new League Two season is about to begin and this is the first proper game for Barrow and Stevenage. Bring it on!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Blackpool.
Barrow form and stats
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 six games. Barrow has won one of these, drawn one and lost four.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Barrow, who have participated in two training matches. Barrow have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
It's the first season at a new level for Barrow as they were promoted from Vanarama National League last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses from 37 games. The team scored 33 goals at home last season and conceded 15. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Stevenage form and stats
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stevenage playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Stevenage wins, three draws and one defeat.
Let's have a look at how Stevenage performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 24th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 13 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 24 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 7 and lost 11 with 14/28 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Barrow one win, one draw and Stevenage three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Barrow missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Barrow | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Barrow | Last season | Stevenage | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 20 | ||
| 68 | 33 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 28 | 50 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 74% | 75% | ||
| 81% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 63% | 53% | ||
| 62% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 39% | ||
| 30% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 25% | ||
| 11% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 51% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 42% | ||
| 41% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 31% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 53% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 469 | 265 | Total Shots | T S | 201 | 426 | ||
| 198 | 105 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 129 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Newport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Salford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Southend United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Walsall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barrow | 37 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 29 | 70 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 66 |
| 3 | Notts County | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 63 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 60 |
| 6 | Halifax Town | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 58 |
| 8 | Solihull Moors | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 55 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 39 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 55 |
| 10 | Woking | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 55 |
| 11 | Barnet | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 54 |
| 12 | Dover Athletic | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 54 |
| 13 | Bromley | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 52 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 50 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 61 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 35 | -5 | 48 |
| 16 | Aldershot Town | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -12 | 46 |
| 17 | Eastleigh | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | -12 | 46 |
| 18 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 44 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -10 | 44 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -3 | 43 |
| 21 | Ebbsfleet United | 39 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -21 | 42 |
| 22 | Maidenhead United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 44 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -14 | 41 |
| 23 | Fylde | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | -16 | 39 |
| 24 | Chorley | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | -34 | 26 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 69 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 69 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 65 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 64 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 58 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 58 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 54 |
| 10 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 50 |
| 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 49 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -6 | 47 |
| 14 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -9 | 47 |
| 15 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -7 | 46 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 45 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -8 | 42 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -17 | 42 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -13 | 41 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -12 | 40 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 37 | -25 | 32 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 25 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -26 | 22 |