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Barrow v Bristol Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness

Darrell Clarke pays counterpart Andrew Whing a visit on Sunday afternoon in the League Two, as their Bristol Rovers and Barrow charges face each other at the Holker Street. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting assigned to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics between the team are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barrow
46%
--
Draw
25%
--
Bristol R
29%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Barrow 1-0
11%
--
Barrow 2-1
9%
--
Barrow 2-0
8%
--
Bristol R 1-0
8%
--
Bristol R 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Barrow 3-1
5%
--
Bristol R 2-0
5%
--
Barrow 3-0
4%
--
Barrow 3-2
3%
--
Bristol R 3-1
3%
--
Bristol R 3-2
2%
--
Barrow 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
Barrow win to nil
25%
--
Bristol R win to nil
15%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Barrow have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 19th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Barrow have outscored their opponents by 22 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Barrow have played 11 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Bristol R are in 22nd position in the League Two on 18 points having played 22 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Bristol R have conceded 39 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barrow
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2213451243 
Apr 18
w
 
1-2F
Feb 3
l
 
2-1F
2
Bromley2212641242 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-3F
Mar 14
3
Swindon221246940 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 31
l
 
0-3A
Feb 28
4
MK Dons2211651939 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
l
 
0-4A
Jan 27
5
Salford221237339 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
2-1A
Jan 24
6
Notts C2211561138 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
l
 
0-1A
May 2
7
Chesterfield221084838 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Feb 7
l
 
3-1A
8
Cambridge22985635 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
9
Fleetwood22967333 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
10
Colchester22886932 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
Jan 17
d
 
1-1F
11
Crewe22958532 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Mar 7
d
 
1-1A
12
Gillingham227105531 
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 21
13
Barnet22787329 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 11
Dec 29
l
 
4-0A
14
Tranmere22787229 
l
 
0-3A
Dec 29
l
 
1-4A
Apr 18
15
Oldham226106428 
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 17
16
Grimsby22778328 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
17
Accrington22769-127 
Mar 14
l
 
2-1A
Mar 28
l
 
3-1A
18
Cheltenham228311-1427 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 6
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
19
Barrow225611-1021 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
20
Crawley224711-1119 
Jan 24
w
 
1-2F
Apr 11
l
 
4-0A
21
Shrewsbury224711-1619 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
Mar 17
Jan 1
22
Bristol R225314-2418 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
-
-
23
Harrogate224513-1817 
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
24
Newport223514-2014 
May 2
d
 
2-2A
Jan 31
w
 
2-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barrow 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Bristol R 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goal Statistics

Barrow's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Bristol Rovers have conceded in each of their last 16 League Two matches. A PG of 1.5 for A. Whing's side suggests that run should continue.

Barrow 19th Bristol R 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Barrow will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Barrow have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-38
Bristol R have scored 38% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Barrow
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
8%
better
BRW
BRI
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Games scored14
13
Failed to score8
9
Scored first6
7
Goals scored22
18
Avg. goals scored1
0.8
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for13
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
16%
better
BRW
BRI
view stats
Games conceded18
19
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first14
14
Goals conceded32
42
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
4
Conversion rate against14%
22%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+16%

Barrow v Bristol R League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Barrow League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22437
C RaglanJ GordonT BarkhuizenJ Gordon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Raglan DEF221
3
-
E Newby MID2211
2
-
B Jackson DEF21
1
-
C Mahoney FWD2112
1
-
W Stanway GLK20
2
-
J Earing MID1811
-
T Barkhuizen FWD183
3
-
L. Shipley DEF153
1
1
I Fletcher MID1521
3
-
B Whitfield MID1532
1
-
S Smith MID151
5
-
J Gordon FWD144
7
-
M Williams MID13
1
1
N Canavan DEF121
3
2
T Walker FWD121
1
-
C McCann MID113
2
-
R Harper MID1111
1
-
K Hemmings FWD11
2
-
I Cameron FWD11
-
R Booty MID10
2
-
D Worrall MID5
-
S Foley MID4
-
M Adu-Poku FWD4
-
B Winterbottom GLK2
-
K Smith DEF2
-
R Healey FWD1
-
Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19535
J SparkesF CavegnA KilgourJ McEachran
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sparkes DEF2211
3
1
K Conteh MID2111
1
-
F Cavegn FWD215
1
-
L Thomas FWD202
3
-
L Southwood GLK19
3
-
J McEachran MID1811
5
-
A Kilgour DEF173
2
-
E Harrison FWD1631
4
-
M Southam-Hales DEF151
4
-
C Mola DEF14
5
-
A Chang MID1412
2
-
K Lopata DEF13
3
1
R Sotiriou FWD13
3
-
T Moore DEF12
-
J Cotterill MID11
2
-
O. Dewsbury FWD11
1
-
P Omochere FWD101
2
-
B Bilongo DEF9
1
-
S Forde FWD9
3
1
T Lockyer DEF8
1
-
J Senior DEF7
1
F Issaka FWD7
-
R Howley MID6
1
-
S Negru DEF5
-
B Young GLK3
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Newport v Crewe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:30
Bristol R v Barnet
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Chesterfield v Cambridge
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Salford v Fleetwood
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
MK Dons v Notts C
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Grimsby v Shrewsbury
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Tranmere v Barrow
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Accrington v Harrogate
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Crawley v Bromley
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Gillingham v Colchester
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cheltenham v Swindon
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Walsall v Oldham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Fleetwood v Grimsby
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Chesterfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Bristol R
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Colchester v MK Dons
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Gillingham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Tranmere
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Accrington
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Cheltenham
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crawley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Walsall
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Salford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Cheltenham v Crawley
Sun 4th Jan, 12:00
MK Dons v Chesterfield
Sun 4th Jan, 12:00
Barrow v Bristol R
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Colchester v Accrington
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Newport v Tranmere
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Gillingham
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Barnet v Crewe
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Grimsby
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Harrogate v Swindon
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Bromley v Oldham
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Salford v Shrewsbury
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Walsall v Fleetwood
Sun 4th Jan, 15:00
Gillingham v MK Dons
Sat 10th Jan, 12:30
Crewe v Harrogate
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Barrow
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Tranmere v Bromley
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Oldham v Notts C
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Fleetwood v Cheltenham
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v Colchester
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00
Accrington v Barnet
Sat 10th Jan, 15:00