Barrow vs Salford City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Barrow will be hosting Salford City for a League Two on Wednesday with the visitors looking to bounce back after their six-game unbeaten run came to an end on Sunday following a 2-0 defeat in the FA Cup.

Meanwhile, the hosts have not won in their last five away fixtures, leaving them four points clear of the relagation zone at the 20th spot.

Despite being winless in their previous five fixtures, Barrow can take encouragement from a goalless draw away to Ipswich which earned them a replay in the FA Cup.

Barrow will be hoping that the draw can push them forward, aiming to end a nine-game winless league run.

However, Mark Cooper may be encouraged with a point on Wednesday as his side enter the midweek fixture off the back of three successive league defeats.

Barrow manager’s concern will be his side’s failure to scoring goals, having witness his team going without scoring in their last five games in all competitions.

Three points on Wednesday would constitute their first home victory in League Two since a 2-1 win over Newport County on September 24.

Meanwhile, Salford’s impressive run of results came to an end at the weekend, when they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Chesterfield, a defeat that saw their FA Cup journey come to a halt.

The Ammies are now to turn their attention back to the league, and on Wednesday they will seek to extend their unbeaten run in the league to five matches.

Their impressive form has seen them climb to 11th in the table, but that run has to continue if they are to close their six-point gap to the playoffs.

Four points from their last two outings suggests they are on the right direction, and a victory on Wednesday would give them consecutive away victries for the first time this season.

Barrow vs Salford City head to head

The two teams have previously had 4 meeting, two in the National League and two in the League Two, where Salford City are taking the lead with three victories over one of Barrow. Salford have scored 7 goals and conceded 4, with Salford winning in their last two encounters.

Salford City 3-1 Barrow 27/08/18

Barrow 3-2 Salford City 29/12/18

Barrow 0-1 Salford City 05/12/20

Salford City 1-0 Barrow 16/02/21

Barrow latest home form

Barrow have been in a low run of in the recent weeks, failing to register successive victories at home, and they lost their last game at home in the league. In their last five, they have won just one, drawn two and lost two, scoring 4 goals and conceding 5.

Barrow 1-1 Leyton Orient 09/10/21

Barrow 1-1 Scunthorpe United 19/10/21

Barrow 1-2 Rochdale 30/10/21

Barrow 1-0 Leicester City U21 09/11/21

Barrow 0-1 Crawley Town 20/11/21

Barrow latest away form

Just like at home, Barrow have been on a low run of form on the road, having won just three of their last ten away matches in all competitions. In their last five, they have won one, drawn two and lost two, scoring four goals and conceding three in the process.

Banbury United 0-4 Barrow 06/11/21

Carlisle United 0-0 Barrow 13/11/21

Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Barrow 23/11/21

Sutton United 1-0 Barrow 27/11/21

Ipswich 0-0 Barrow 04/12/21

Salford City latest home form

Salford City lost their last match at home, 2-0 to Chesterfield in the FA Cup. They had however not lost in their last three matches prior to that, including a 5-3 victory over Leeds United U21 in the EFL Trophy. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Salford City 1-2 Exeter City 30/10/21

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Salford City 1-1 Bristol Rovers 23/11/21

Salford City 2-0 Oldham Athletic 27/11/21

Salford City 0-2 Chesterfield 05/12/21

Salford City latest away form

The Ammies have been in good form in the recent weeks, as they have not lost in any of their last three away matches. Their last defeat came on October 23 when they lost 3-1 to Forest Green Rovers. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Walsall 2-1 Salford City 09/10/21

Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Salford City 23/10/21

Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Salford City 08/11/21

Scunthorpe United 1-1 Salford City 13/11/21

Harrogate Town 0-2 Salford City 20/11/21

Barrow news

Patrick Brough returned from suspension and started against Ipswich at the weekend and he is likely to keep his place for the Wednesday’s game. Connor Brown also made a return into the lineup on Saturday, while Tom Beading made his first matchday squad of the season after recovering from injury.

Salford City news

Salford City are expected to be without D’Mani Mellor, Corrie Ndaba and Ian Henderson who are absent with injury issues.

Ashley Hunter will also be missing out as he is set to serve the final game of his three-match suspension, with Tom Elliot expected to lead the line on Wednesday.

Prediction and Odds

Barrow have been recently struggling to put together good performance both home and away, making them vulnarable in the Wednesday’s clash.

Salford City had won in their last two encounters last season, and with their latest improvement, we expect them to be the better team here and we predict an away victory.

Odds: 1 2.67 X 3.05 2 2.54