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Barrow v Cheltenham Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 19th Dec, 19:45 BST, Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness

Andrew Whing welcomes Steve Cotterill to the Holker Street on Friday evening, as their Barrow and Cheltenham Town troops go head to head in the League Two. All of the important stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds across seventeen major markets are included in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Barrow
45%
--
Draw
25%
--
Cheltenham
30%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Barrow 1-0
10%
--
Barrow 2-1
9%
--
Cheltenham 1-0
8%
--
Barrow 2-0
8%
--
Cheltenham 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cheltenham 2-0
5%
--
Barrow 3-1
5%
--
Barrow 3-0
4%
--
Cheltenham 3-1
3%
--
Barrow 3-2
3%
--
Cheltenham 3-2
2%
--
Cheltenham 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Barrow win to nil
24%
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Cheltenham win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Barrow have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 18th 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 18 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Barrow have played 10 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Cheltenham are in 19th position in the League Two on 20 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Cheltenham have conceded 30 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barrow
Cheltenham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1912251138 
Apr 18
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
2
Notts C1910451134 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
3
Swindon191045634 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 31
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
4
Bromley19964833 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
Feb 17
5
MK Dons199551432 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
Feb 7
l
 
5-0A
6
Cambridge19865430 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 25
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
7
Salford19937-130 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
8
Gillingham19784629 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
9
Chesterfield19784329 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
10
Colchester19775728 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
May 2
l
 
2-0A
11
Barnet19775728 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
12
Crewe19847328 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Mar 17
Jan 1
13
Grimsby19766727 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
Jan 24
l
 
7-1F
14
Fleetwood19766127 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 21
w
 
2-0F
Jan 10
15
Tranmere19685626 
l
 
0-3A
Dec 29
Mar 28
l
 
3-2A
16
Accrington19667124 
Mar 14
Dec 26
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
17
Oldham19586223 
Jan 27
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-3A
Jan 17
18
Barrow19559-820 
-
-
Mar 6
Dec 19
19
Cheltenham196211-1720 
Dec 19
Mar 6
-
-
20
Shrewsbury19469-1318 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 10
Dec 26
Mar 14
21
Crawley194510-1017 
Jan 24
w
 
1-2F
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
22
Bristol R195212-2017 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
23
Harrogate194411-1316 
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
Dec 13
Feb 27
24
Newport193412-1513 
May 2
d
 
2-2A
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Barrow have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
Barrow 18TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barrow0 - 3Tranmere
Barrow0 - 2Cambridge
Barrow2 - 2Grimsby
Barrow2 - 2Barnet
Barrow0 - 0Shrewsbury
Barrow1 - 0Crewe
Barrow1 - 3Swindon
Barrow0 - 1Fleetwood
Barrow2 - 1Notts C
Barrow0 - 2MK Dons
Barrow3 - 3Bromley
Barrow0 - 0Tranmere
Barrow2 - 0Walsall
Barrow1 - 1Salford
Barrow0 - 1Chesterfield
Barrow2 - 0Accrington
Barrow0 - 1Carlisle
Barrow2 - 1MK Dons
Barrow3 - 0Gillingham
Barrow1 - 3Doncaster
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarrow0 - 3Tranmere
ABarrow2 - 2Newport
HBarrow0 - 2Cambridge
ABarrow1 - 2Bromley
HBarrow2 - 2Grimsby
HBarrow2 - 2Barnet
ABarrow2 - 1Walsall
ABarrow0 - 0Oldham
HBarrow0 - 0Shrewsbury
ABarrow2 - 1Crawley
HBarrow1 - 0Crewe
ABarrow1 - 2Bristol R
HBarrow1 - 3Swindon
HBarrow0 - 1Fleetwood
ABarrow2 - 0Colchester
ABarrow0 - 1Harrogate
HBarrow2 - 1Notts C
HBarrow0 - 2MK Dons
ABarrow0 - 1Chesterfield
ABarrow0 - 0Colchester
Cheltenham 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swindon0 - 1Cheltenham
Colchester2 - 0Cheltenham
Tranmere3 - 2Cheltenham
Newport0 - 2Cheltenham
Gillingham1 - 1Cheltenham
Grimsby7 - 1Cheltenham
Crawley2 - 0Cheltenham
Salford1 - 1Cheltenham
MK Dons5 - 0Cheltenham
Cambridge1 - 0Cheltenham
Bromley3 - 0Cheltenham
Notts C1 - 2Cheltenham
Crewe2 - 3Cheltenham
Morecambe2 - 0Cheltenham
Tranmere2 - 0Cheltenham
Swindon3 - 3Cheltenham
AFC Wim1 - 2Cheltenham
Bradford3 - 0Cheltenham
Newport0 - 3Cheltenham
Fleetwood2 - 0Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACheltenham1 - 0Swindon
ACheltenham0 - 2Colchester
HCheltenham1 - 0Bristol R
ACheltenham2 - 3Tranmere
HCheltenham1 - 2Notts C
HCheltenham1 - 0Walsall
ACheltenham2 - 0Newport
ACheltenham1 - 1Gillingham
HCheltenham2 - 0Fleetwood
ACheltenham1 - 7Grimsby
HCheltenham0 - 3Oldham
ACheltenham0 - 2Crawley
HCheltenham1 - 0Accrington
ACheltenham1 - 1Salford
HCheltenham0 - 1Barnet
HCheltenham1 - 2Bromley
ACheltenham0 - 5MK Dons
HCheltenham0 - 2Chesterfield
ACheltenham0 - 1Cambridge
ACheltenham0 - 3Bromley
Goal Statistics
Barrow 18th Cheltenham 19th
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
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Cheltenham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Barrow have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+12
Cheltenham have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Barrow
PG (predicted goals)
Cheltenham
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
BRW
CHT
3%
better
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Games scored11
12
Failed to score8
7
Scored first6
9
Goals scored18
15
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.8
Avg. shots per game7
6
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1
0.8
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
BRW
CHT
1%
better
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Games conceded15
13
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first11
10
Goals conceded26
32
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.8
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Barrow League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19326
C RaglanL. ShipleyC MahoneyJ Gordon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Raglan DEF191
3
-
E Newby MID1911
2
-
B Jackson DEF18
1
-
C Mahoney FWD1812
1
-
W Stanway GLK17
2
-
J Earing MID1511
-
T Barkhuizen FWD151
3
-
I Fletcher MID1321
3
-
L. Shipley DEF123
1
1
B Whitfield MID1222
1
-
S Smith MID121
5
-
T Walker FWD121
1
-
N Canavan DEF111
3
2
R Harper MID1111
1
-
J Gordon FWD112
6
-
M Williams MID10
1
1
R Booty MID10
2
-
I Cameron FWD10
-
C McCann MID82
1
-
K Hemmings FWD8
1
-
S Foley MID4
-
D Worrall MID4
-
M Adu-Poku FWD4
-
B Winterbottom GLK2
-
K Smith DEF2
-
R Healey FWD1
-
Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19425
J DayI HutchinsonE ArcherL Young 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Day GLK19
1
-
E Archer FWD1912
2
-
L Young  MID182
5
-
J Bickerstaff FWD181
2
-
L Kinsella MID17
1
-
J Wilson DEF15
1
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF151
4
-
R Broom MID15
1
-
J Martin FWD143
1
-
J. Thomas FWD1311
1
-
S Sherring DEF111
-
D Power DEF11
1
-
I Hutchinson MID1141
4
-
B Stevenson MID9
1
-
L Angol FWD9
3
1
J Tomkinson DEF81
2
-
G Harmon DEF8
1
-
T. Taylor MID8
-
G Miller FWD81
-
F Willcox DEF6
1
-
S Bennett MID6
2
-
J. Mažionis DEF5
3
-
H Pell MID3
1
1
R Cundy DEF2
-
T Backwell MID1
1
-