Salford are flying high at the moment and will certainly take some stopping, especially in front of their fans.
While we expect Barrow to be no pushovers, we are also backing the home side to get the job done, albeit by only a narrow margin.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Salford City win with a probability of 51.84%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Barrow had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Salford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.56%) and 2-0 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.77%), while for a Barrow win it was 0-1 (7.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Salford City would win this match.