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Barrow vs Accrington ST — League Two 2018

Barrow
Barrow
FT
2 – 0
HT: 1 – 0
Accrington ST
Accrington ST
3/8/2025League TwoLeague Two · Round 36SO Legal Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 69+ matches

Barrow45%
×Draw27%
Accrington ST29%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Barrow
1.42
Accrington ST
1.09

Barrow creates 30% more chances

Season form · 138 home / 69 away

creates per match

Barrow
1.20
Accrington ST
1.06

allows per match

Barrow
1.12
Accrington ST
1.64

finishing

Barrow+0.00on par
Accrington ST+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barrow ↓

Accrington ST →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Barrow or draw
71%
Barrow or Accrington ST
73%
Draw or Accrington ST
55%

Winning margin

Barrow wins by 2+
21%
Accrington ST wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Barrow 1+ goals
76%
Barrow 2+ goals
41%
Barrow 3+ goals
17%
Accrington ST 1+ goals
66%
Accrington ST 2+ goals
30%
Accrington ST 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Barrow (draw refunded)
61%
Accrington ST (draw refunded)
39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Barrow at home — creates 1.20, concedes 1.12 · 138 matches

Accrington ST away — creates 1.06, concedes 1.64 · 69 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Barrow attack 1.20 + Accrington ST defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.42

Accrington ST attack 1.06 + Barrow defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.09

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 45%?"

Barrow scores more
45%
level
27%
Accrington ST scores more
29%

Barrow at 45% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 45% does not mean "Barrow will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Barrow vs Accrington ST

Barrow beat Accrington ST 2-0 in League Two on March 8, 2025.

The match was played at SO Legal Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.