After being 21st in League Two the previous season, Stevenage has had a much stronger season thus far. With 12 wins and 40 points from their first 19 games, they have already cemented their spot in the race for promotion. With a stunning victory on the road, Wild’s team would be able to cut the gap between the top three teams and their opponents on Friday.
After losing to Northampton Town in October, Steve Evans’ team fell further behind league leaders Leyton Orient. However, they have since picked up their play and have gone four games without suffering a loss in England’s fourth division. They welcome Barrowside, who have lately enjoyed a strong league run but have suffered three losses in their previous four games overall.
Prediction
We believe Barrow will need to put on a strong performance to score against this Stevenage team, who we believe will score the decisive goal to win it.
Therefore, we expect a very close game that Stevenage will win by a score of 1-0.
That close is what we anticipate.
Stevenage 2-1 Barrow, we declare.
We anticipate a high-caliber match on Friday and just tip the balance in favour of the hosts because two of the league’s form teams and two of its strongest squads are facing off.
Barrow undoubtedly have the means to harm their opponents, but thanks to home advantage, we believe Evans’ team has just enough to secure the victory.
Head to head
According to a review of their most recent head-to-head matches, which date back to August 15, 2009, Stevenage has won three of them and Barrow has lost none, while there have been three draws.
In this time, they combined for 10 goals, with 8 for Boro and 2 for The Bluebirds. This results in an average of 1.67 goals scored per game.
League Two Match Day 32 between these teams on February 12, 2022, ended with a score of Barrow 0-0 Stevenage.
Darren Handley served as the referee for the game.
Lineup
Stevenage :
- Ashby-Hammond;
- Wildin, Sweeney, Piergianni, Clark;
- Gilbey, Vancooten, Reeves;
- Roberts, Rose, Norris
Barrow :
- Farman;
- Warren, Ray, Canavan, Brough;
- Neal, White;
- Whitfield, Waters, Kay;
- Gordon
Betting tips
According to the bookmakers’ odds on the 90-minute outcome market, a win for Stevenage costs just 1.91, while betting on a draw costs 3.44 and a win for Barrow costs 4.33. They are currently the wagers with the highest odds available. a game with more than 1.5 goals
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