Vanarama National League prediction and preview: Stockport County modest favorites to beat Barrow

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Tue 13.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10852 seats)

The Vanarama National League season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Stockport County and Barrow promises to be an interesting one.

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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Stockport County form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first game of the season here at Edgeley Park. Last season these fans witnessed 13 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from Stockport County's 21 home games.

Stockport County manager J. Gannon and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Yeovil Town in the Vanarama National League. Preceding that game was the away draw at Notts County that finished 1-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Stockport County have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Stockport County as they have a new game in only four days, a Vanarama National League match thankfully also at home. Eastleigh are visiting.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Stockport County at home. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Barrow form and stats

The visitors' first away game ended a defeat. Last season Barrow had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 8, drew 7 and lost 8.

The supporters enjoyed Barrow's previous game versus Eastleigh, a Vanarama National League 2-0 win played at home. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Harrogate Town.

We have checked recent matches where Barrow have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were W4-D4-L7.

A new game in only four days for Barrow, the Vanarama National League home match versus Yeovil Town. Busy days.

Barrow has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 2 - 5 (Stockport County wins - draws - Barrow wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

E. Osborne
1 goals
A. Thomas
1 goals
J. Granite
1 goals

Stockport County missing players

Barrow missing players

Stockport County Barrow
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
3 1 1 Played 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
2 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 1 Lost 0 1 2
2 0 0 Scored 0 1 3
3 1 1 Conceded 0 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 100% Failed To Score 0% 0% 33%
 
6.7 5 5 Corners For (avg) 0 10 6.3
4.3 2 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 5 5.3
0.3 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 2.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Stockport County Last season Barrow
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
42 21   Played   23 46
24 13   Won   8 17
10 5   Drew   7 13
8 3   Lost   8 16
77 39   Scored   23 52
36 18   Conceded   23 51
100% 100%   Over 0.5   83% 85%
76% 81%   Over 1.5   61% 65%
43% 43%   Over 2.5   26% 39%
29% 29%   Over 3.5   22% 22%
14% 14%   Over 4.5   4% 11%
50% 52%   BTTS   35% 43%
36% 33%   Clean Sheets   48% 41%
14% 14%   Failed To Score   35% 30%
 
7.9 8.5   Corners For (avg)   5.1 5
3.9 3.9   Corners Against (avg)   4.9 4.3
0.8 0.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.2 2
1 0   Red Cards   2 4
Key stats last season:
  • Stockport County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Stockport County have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Stockport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Stockport County
20-07-19 CF Guiseley 2 - 2 Stockport County
23-07-19 CF Altrincham 1 - 2 Stockport County
03-08-19 VNL Stockport County 0 - 1 Maidenhead United
06-08-19 VNL Notts County 1 - 1 Stockport County
10-08-19 VNL Yeovil Town 1 - 1 Stockport County
13-08-19 VNL Stockport County 18:45 Barrow
17-08-19 VNL Stockport County 14:00 Eastleigh
24-08-19 VNL Harrogate Town 14:00 Stockport County
26-08-19 VNL Stockport County 14:00 Chesterfield
31-08-19 VNL Wrexham 14:00 Stockport County
Barrow
20-07-19 CF Barrow 0 - 3 Blackpool
23-07-19 CF Lancaster City 3 - 3 Barrow
03-08-19 VNL Wrexham 2 - 1 Barrow
06-08-19 VNL Barrow 0 - 3 Harrogate Town
10-08-19 VNL Barrow 2 - 0 Eastleigh
13-08-19 VNL Stockport County 18:45 Barrow
17-08-19 VNL Barrow 16:20 Yeovil Town
24-08-19 VNL Chesterfield 14:00 Barrow
26-08-19 VNL Barrow 14:00 Halifax Town
31-08-19 VNL Woking 14:00 Barrow

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Halifax Town 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 9
2 Solihull Moors 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 7
3 Barnet 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
4 Fylde 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 7
5 Woking 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 6
6 Dover Athletic 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
7 Bromley 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
8 Sutton United 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 5
9 Harrogate Town 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
10 Maidenhead United 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
11 Wrexham 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 4
12 Yeovil Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
13 Torquay United 3 1 1 1 5 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 6 -2 4
14 Chorley 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
15 Aldershot Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 3
16 Barrow 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
18 Eastleigh 3 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
19 Hartlepool United 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 -3 3
20 Boreham Wood 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
21 Chesterfield 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
22 Stockport County 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 2
23 Notts County 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 1
24 Ebbsfleet United 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0