Barnet (home)
- Barnet have won just eight of their 20 home games in League Two this season, averaging 1.35 goals per game at The Hive.
- Both teams have been in good form of late, with Barnet picking up back-to-back wins and Bromley winning three of their last five games.
- Dean Brennan’s team beat Cambridge United 1-0 at home last weekend before edging Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 away on Tuesday.
Bromley (away)
- Bromley boast the best record in League Two this campaign with 79 points from 40 games, compared to Barnet’s 60 from the same number of games.
- Bromley have won ten away games in the fourth tier this season and concede only 0.95 goals per away match.
- Andy Woodman has created a well-disciplined and compact unit that is not as fluid or as quick as Barnet, but is very solid when they have the ball and compact and aggressive when they don’t.
Key Players
- Michael Cheek, arguably the standout star of this Bromley side, has 16 goals in 35 League Two matches this campaign, while Nicke Kabamba has scored two goals in Bromley’s last five matches.
- Danny Collinge has been Barnet’s key player with two goals in their last five.
- But Kabongo Tshimanga’s overall contribution of ten goals in 38 League Two matches for the Bees is still good going for the team’s tallest outfield player.
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Notable stats:
- 16 goals in 35 matches (Michael Cheek)
- 2 goals in last five (Nicke Kabamba)
- 10 goals in 38 matches (Kabongo Tshimanga)
Betting Insights
- The odds for an away win on Friday are too good to ignore at 3.4, but we also see both teams scoring and goals being scarce in a game that could be decided by a single goal.
- Hence we are also taking Under 2.5 goals at 1.91 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.67.
Prediction
- This game will come down to which team can execute their game plan best as both sides like to play at a high tempo and use a lot of rotations and overlaps to attack the flanks.
- Bromley’s better position in the league, good away record and head-to-head record of recent meetings suggest the value lies with them.
