Barnet
- Barnet are unbeaten in three home games (Won 2, Drawn 1).
- With 70 points from their 44 games, Barnet sit 9th in League Two, while 18th-placed Gillingham have just 50 points on the board.
- Dean Brennan’s Barnet team play a bold 3-4-2-1 system which morphs into some extremely forward-leaning shapes when in possession of the ball.
- Brennan’s side come into this game in fine form with four wins, one draw and no defeats from their last five games, and their recent three-game winning streak is a big momentum booster at this late stage of the campaign.
- After a 3-2 home win over Barrow, Brennan’s Bees backed that up with a 2-1 victory at Notts County last time out.
Gillingham
- Gillingham are winless in three away games.
- Gillingham have lost their last two.
- Gillingham, on the other hand, operate in a more direct and pragmatic manner, with boss Gareth Ainsworth’s Gills side more prone to using quick transitions, set pieces and collective pressing to disrupt opponents.
- Gillingham, meanwhile, suffered a 4-1 defeat at home to Grimsby Town, before a 2-1 defeat at Cheltenham Town made it two losses and no wins in their last two.
Head-to-Head
The last time these two teams met in the Football League’s fourth tier was in a 1-1 draw at Priestfield five months ago.
Key Players
Barnet’s Kabongo Tshimanga has scored 16 League Two goals in 42 appearances and has netted six of Barnet’s last 13 .
Betting Insights
- Odds of 1.42 for a home victory may look short, but Brennan’s team have shown superior form and have home-field advantage.
- Barnet have scored an average of 1.45 goals per home game in League Two this campaign, while they’ve conceded an average of 1.23.
- Gillingham, meanwhile, have conceded 30 goals in 22 away games, an average of 1.36 per game.
- Barnet are a creative team but they’re vulnerable to the counterattack at times, and with Gillingham likely to try and disrupt their play, both teams to score looks a good bet at 1.92.
- Over 2.5 goals is also priced up at 1.76.
Prediction
Barnet’s greater attacking firepower, momentum, and superior home record make a Barnet victory likely .
