Vanarama National League duel: Close contest expected between Boreham Wood and Barnet

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Wed 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Meadow Park (4502 seats)

Boreham Wood perform at a high level so far being 8th in the table. Barnet can look both up and down from their 12th position.

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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Boreham Wood form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Boreham Wood have to build on here at Meadow Park in the Vanarama National League.

The points were shared in Boreham Wood's previous game, also at home. Visiting Eastleigh (placed 13th) travelled back with a point after a 2-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Harrogate Town in a game that was won 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Boreham Wood perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Boreham Wood as a small favourite), we find eight games. Boreham Wood has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 6.

There will be little rest for Boreham Wood after this match as they are travelling to Stockport County for a Vanarama National League game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Boreham Wood in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 14 league matches. Boreham Wood have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Barnet form and stats

Playing away, Barnet have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Vanarama National League this season.

Barnet are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Aldershot Town (placed 19th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Maidenhead United at their stadium, the result 4-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Barnet in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Barnet, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Barnet are hosting Halifax Town in the Vanarama National League only three days away.

Barnet are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Barnet have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Boreham Wood won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Barnet has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 2

Top Goalscorers

Boreham WoodK. Tshimanga
K. Tshimanga
14 goals
BarnetS. Akinola
S. Akinola
12 goals
Boreham WoodT. Marsh
T. Marsh
10 goals

Boreham Wood missing players

Barnet missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Boreham Wood Barnet
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 3 13 26
11 6 2 Won W 1 4 10
8 4 1 Drew D 0 4 8
8 4 1 Lost L 2 5 8
40 21 6 Scored S 4 19 40
31 16 4 Conceded C 5 19 34
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
78% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 81%
59% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 62%
33% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 12%
56% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 65%
30% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 23%
22% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 19%
 
6.4 6.6 5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 3.9 4.6
4.7 4.4 4.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.3 5.2 4.7
1.5 1.4 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.3
4 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
275 150 42 Total Shots T S 31 124 279
137 85 24 Shots on Target S O 11 47 122
29% 25% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 40% 31%
Key stats in Vanarama National League this season:
  • Boreham Wood have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 26 15 4 7 49 30 13 8 2 3 19 11 13 7 2 4 30 19 19 49
2 Yeovil Town 28 14 6 8 52 36 14 8 3 3 28 16 14 6 3 5 24 20 16 48
3 Bromley 28 13 8 7 48 37 14 7 5 2 31 19 14 6 3 5 17 18 11 47
4 Harrogate Town 28 13 7 8 45 37 14 9 3 2 24 13 14 4 4 6 21 24 8 46
5 Stockport County 28 13 5 10 43 43 14 8 1 5 25 22 14 5 4 5 18 21 0 44
6 Notts County 27 11 9 7 44 30 14 6 6 2 23 13 13 5 3 5 21 17 14 42
7 Solihull Moors 26 12 5 9 39 28 12 9 0 3 22 10 14 3 5 6 17 18 11 41
8 Boreham Wood 27 11 8 8 40 31 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 15 9 41
9 Woking 27 11 8 8 38 37 14 5 5 4 16 18 13 6 3 4 22 19 1 41
10 Halifax Town 27 12 5 10 36 39 13 6 2 5 19 18 14 6 3 5 17 21 -3 41
11 Dover Athletic 26 11 6 9 34 33 14 3 4 7 19 22 12 8 2 2 15 11 1 39
12 Barnet 26 10 8 8 40 34 13 6 4 3 21 15 13 4 4 5 19 19 6 38
13 Eastleigh 26 9 10 7 35 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 13 4 4 5 17 22 -1 37
14 Torquay United 28 11 4 13 49 53 14 7 1 6 24 24 14 4 3 7 25 29 -4 37
15 Hartlepool United 27 9 9 9 41 40 13 4 5 4 20 20 14 5 4 5 21 20 1 36
16 Sutton United 28 9 9 10 34 34 14 4 4 6 20 21 14 5 5 4 14 13 0 36
17 Maidenhead United 28 10 4 14 35 42 14 3 3 8 15 22 14 7 1 6 20 20 -7 34
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 8 7 13 31 38 14 5 4 5 23 21 14 3 3 8 8 17 -7 31
19 Aldershot Town 27 8 7 12 28 37 14 5 4 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 10 20 -9 31
20 Fylde 27 7 9 11 33 43 13 4 5 4 15 18 14 3 4 7 18 25 -10 30
21 Wrexham 28 7 8 13 34 41 14 6 5 3 19 14 14 1 3 10 15 27 -7 29
22 Chesterfield 28 6 9 13 38 50 14 3 3 8 19 27 14 3 6 5 19 23 -12 27
23 Ebbsfleet United 27 5 9 13 37 50 13 2 4 7 18 27 14 3 5 6 19 23 -13 24
24 Chorley 28 4 12 12 25 49 14 3 5 6 11 22 14 1 7 6 14 27 -24 24

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 Barrow 26 15 4 7 49 30 13 8 2 3 19 11 13 7 2 4 30 19 19 49
2 Yeovil Town 28 14 6 8 52 36 14 8 3 3 28 16 14 6 3 5 24 20 16 48
3 Bromley 28 13 8 7 48 37 14 7 5 2 31 19 14 6 3 5 17 18 11 47
4 Harrogate Town 28 13 7 8 45 37 14 9 3 2 24 13 14 4 4 6 21 24 8 46
5 Stockport County 28 13 5 10 43 43 14 8 1 5 25 22 14 5 4 5 18 21 0 44
6 Notts County 27 11 9 7 44 30 14 6 6 2 23 13 13 5 3 5 21 17 14 42
7 Solihull Moors 26 12 5 9 39 28 12 9 0 3 22 10 14 3 5 6 17 18 11 41
8 Boreham Wood 27 11 8 8 40 31 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 15 9 41
9 Woking 27 11 8 8 38 37 14 5 5 4 16 18 13 6 3 4 22 19 1 41
10 Halifax Town 27 12 5 10 36 39 13 6 2 5 19 18 14 6 3 5 17 21 -3 41
11 Dover Athletic 26 11 6 9 34 33 14 3 4 7 19 22 12 8 2 2 15 11 1 39
12 Barnet 26 10 8 8 40 34 13 6 4 3 21 15 13 4 4 5 19 19 6 38
13 Eastleigh 26 9 10 7 35 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 13 4 4 5 17 22 -1 37
14 Torquay United 28 11 4 13 49 53 14 7 1 6 24 24 14 4 3 7 25 29 -4 37
15 Hartlepool United 27 9 9 9 41 40 13 4 5 4 20 20 14 5 4 5 21 20 1 36
16 Sutton United 28 9 9 10 34 34 14 4 4 6 20 21 14 5 5 4 14 13 0 36
17 Maidenhead United 28 10 4 14 35 42 14 3 3 8 15 22 14 7 1 6 20 20 -7 34
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 8 7 13 31 38 14 5 4 5 23 21 14 3 3 8 8 17 -7 31
19 Aldershot Town 27 8 7 12 28 37 14 5 4 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 10 20 -9 31
20 Fylde 27 7 9 11 33 43 13 4 5 4 15 18 14 3 4 7 18 25 -10 30
21 Wrexham 28 7 8 13 34 41 14 6 5 3 19 14 14 1 3 10 15 27 -7 29
22 Chesterfield 28 6 9 13 38 50 14 3 3 8 19 27 14 3 6 5 19 23 -12 27
23 Ebbsfleet United 27 5 9 13 37 50 13 2 4 7 18 27 14 3 5 6 19 23 -13 24
24 Chorley 28 4 12 12 25 49 14 3 5 6 11 22 14 1 7 6 14 27 -24 24

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