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Tamworth1Barrow2

HT 0–0Sat 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 Predictions graded

Predictions9–469%

Edges3–175%

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 9 Oct 2026, 00:43 · Europe/Bucharest

Tamworth's home form against Barrow's surge is the tension: the hosts have won three straight at home, while Barrow have won four of their last five league games but only once away this season.

Tamworth are the more likely single winner, and both teams scoring is a fair shout. No reviewed price is worth taking: either team to win at 1.29, both teams to score at 1.5, over 2.5 at 1.57 and Tamworth at 2.5 all ask more than the records justify.

Context

Barrow's six away league games have brought one win, three draws and two defeats, with 9 scored and 10 conceded and no clean sheet on the road. Their three shut-outs in 12 competitive matches have come elsewhere, and they travel with four wins in their last five league games. Tamworth have scored in all 15 competitive matches this season, so the visitors meet a home side that has found the net every time.
- Barrow's away league split this season, covering 8 August to 26 September 2026: 6 matches, 1 win, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 9 goals for, 10 against.
- They have conceded in all 6 away matches tracked and kept no away clean sheet.
Adam Murray is on the shortlist for the National League's Manager of the Month award after Barrow's strong September, and he takes his side to the Lamb Ground this weekend. The nomination is the public marker that Barrow arrive as the division's in-form team, which frames the game against a Tamworth side that has been harder to read. Murray has also pointed to the travelling support Barrow expect to bring, with the supporters' trust selling coach travel to the ground. The shortlist reflects results already banked rather than any change in personnel or approach, so it should not by itself be read as a verdict on this fixture.
- Barrow manager Adam Murray is on the shortlist for the National League Manager of the Month award.
- Murray's pre-match message before the Tamworth trip pointed to the difference Barrow's travelling support makes to his players.
- Barrow's supporters' trust coach travel to the Lamb Ground was put on sale on 6 October 2026.
ConfirmedSources checked 9 Oct 2026, 00:40 · Europe/Bucharest
Marcel Oakley is shortlisted for the National League's Player of the Month award on the back of the same September run that has Barrow in form. The recognition underlines how effective Barrow have looked, which is why they arrive as the side in better recent form. It is an individual award based on the past month, so it says nothing about selection or tactics for this match. Tamworth's home record and recent wins over Hartlepool, Sutton United and Wealdstone are the counterweight to Barrow's form.
- Barrow's Marcel Oakley is shortlisted for the National League Player of the Month award.
- The shortlist follows an impressive month for the Bluebirds.
- M. Oakley started 5 of the 5 recent team fixtures with available lineups.
ConfirmedSources checked 9 Oct 2026, 00:40 · Europe/Bucharest
Tamworth took goalkeeper Jonathan Macaulay on a one-month loan from Watford on 3 October and handed him a debut in the National League Cup three days later, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Leeds United's PL2 side. That leaves the hosts with four goalkeepers and a genuine question over who starts this league game. The debut came in the cup rather than the league, so it does not by itself settle the pecking order. It is a depth and selection story ahead of the Barrow visit rather than a confirmed change to the league eleven.
- Tamworth took goalkeeper Jonathan Macaulay on a one-month loan from Watford on 3 October 2026.
- Macaulay kept a clean sheet on his debut in the National League Cup win over Leeds United PL2 on 6 October 2026.
ConfirmedSources checked 9 Oct 2026, 00:40 · Europe/Bucharest

BetBugs edges

Compare BetBugs' chances with the market's.

Other edges · 4

The published chance does not exceed the market's implied chance.

Double ChancewonUncertainty band: Strong lean

Tamworth or Barrow

1.29fair 1.37

BetBugs 73% · Market 77.5%

−4.5ppshort

Tamworth are much stronger at home than on their travels and Barrow have managed only one away league win. Barrow are the better-placed side in far better recent form and face a defence conceding more than two goals a game.

Both Teams to ScorewonUncertainty band: Lean

Yes

1.50fair 1.67

BetBugs 60% · Market 66.7%

−6.7ppshort

Tamworth score reliably at home and Barrow score in most away games while conceding in every one of them.

Goals Over/UnderwonUncertainty band: Slight lean

Over 2.5

1.57fair 1.75

BetBugs 57% · Market 63.7%

−6.7ppshort

Both sides' home and away matches this season have averaged about three goals, with neither defence dominant.

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result3 of 5 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Market price 2.50
The read
Tamworth are much stronger at home than on their travels and Barrow have managed only one away league win.
- Tamworth home league record: 5 played, 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 10 goals for and 7 against.
- Barrow away league record: 6 played, 1 win, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 9 goals for and 10 against.
- Tamworth have won their last three home matches in all competitions.
- Tamworth are 18th on 14 points; Barrow are 9th on 18.
BetBugs · Match WinnerlostTamworthEstimated chance39%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Both teams start slowly compared with their full-match scoring, so the opening period is often level.
- Tamworth average 0.73 first-half goals overall; Barrow average 0.5.
- Barrow concede 0.33 first-half goals per competitive match.
- Tamworth's home first halves average 1.63 goals in total.
BetBugs · First Half WinnerwonDrawEstimated chance39%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
The second half is Tamworth's strongest period at home and Barrow concede most of their goals after the break.
- Tamworth score 1.25 second-half goals at home and concede 0.88.
- Barrow concede 1.17 second-half goals away and score 0.83.
- Barrow have conceded 11 second-half goals in 12 competitive matches.
BetBugs · Second Half WinnerlostTamworthEstimated chance43%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.29
The read
Tamworth are much stronger at home than on their travels and Barrow have managed only one away league win. Barrow are the better-placed side in far better recent form and face a defence conceding more than two goals a game.
- Tamworth home league record: 5 played, 3 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat, 10 goals for and 7 against.
- Barrow away league record: 6 played, 1 win, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 9 goals for and 10 against.
- Barrow have won four of their last five league matches.
- Tamworth have conceded 28 goals in 12 league games.
BetBugs · Double ChancewonTamworth or BarrowEstimated chance73%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams start slowly compared with their full-match scoring, so the opening period is often level. Barrow's away first-half numbers are slightly better than Tamworth's home ones, so they are level in this period.
- Tamworth average 0.73 first-half goals overall; Barrow average 0.5.
- Barrow concede 0.33 first-half goals per competitive match.
- Barrow average 0.67 first-half goals away and concede 0.5.
- Tamworth concede 0.75 first-half goals at home.
BetBugs · Double Chance First HalfwonDraw or BarrowEstimated chance70%

Goals6 of 8 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 1.57
The read
Both sides' home and away matches this season have averaged about three goals, with neither defence dominant.
- Tamworth's 5 home league games have produced 17 goals in total.
- Barrow's 6 away league games have produced 19 goals in total.
- Tamworth score 2.13 and concede 1.63 per home match across 8 home games.
- Barrow have scored and conceded in 4 of 6 away league games.
BetBugs · Goals Over/UnderwonOver 2.5Estimated chance57%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 1.50
The read
Tamworth score reliably at home and Barrow score in most away games while conceding in every one of them.
- Tamworth have scored in all 8 home matches tracked.
- Barrow have conceded in all 6 away matches tracked and kept no away clean sheet.
- Tamworth have scored in all 15 competitive matches this season.
- Barrow have scored in 4 of 6 away league games.
BetBugs · Both Teams to ScorewonYesEstimated chance60%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Barrow have been kept to a goal or none in several away matches and score most of their goals after the break.
- Barrow failed to score in 2 of 6 away league games.
- Barrow average 0.83 second-half goals and 0.67 first-half goals away.
- Tamworth kept 2 clean sheets in 8 home matches tracked.
BetBugs · Away Goals TotallostBarrow under 1.5Estimated chance55%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Barrow score in most away games and Tamworth concede regularly at home.
- Barrow have scored in 4 of 6 away league games.
- Tamworth conceded in 6 of 8 home matches tracked.
- Tamworth average 1.63 goals conceded per home match.
BetBugs · Team to ScorewonBarrow to scoreEstimated chance75%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Tamworth have found the net in every match this season and Barrow have not kept an away clean sheet.
- Tamworth have scored in all 15 competitive matches.
- Barrow have kept no clean sheet in 6 away league games.
- Tamworth average 2.13 goals scored per home match.
BetBugs · Team to ScorewonTamworth to scoreEstimated chance82%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Combined first-half scoring sits above one goal a game, making a goal before the break the more likely outcome.
- Tamworth's home first halves average 1.63 goals in total (0.88 for, 0.75 against).
- Barrow's away first halves average 1.17 goals in total.
- Tamworth have conceded 17 first-half goals in 15 matches.
BetBugs · 1st Half GoalslostOver 0.5 goals in 1st halfEstimated chance65%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
First-half goals are scarce for both clubs, making it unlikely both score before the break.
- Barrow have conceded only 4 first-half goals in 12 competitive matches.
- Barrow have scored 6 first-half goals in 12 competitive matches.
- Neither side has recorded a both-teams-scored first half in their last six matches.
BetBugs · Both Teams Score First HalfwonNoEstimated chance75%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams' second halves this season average around two goals, with Barrow scoring freely after the break.
- Tamworth's home second halves average 2.13 goals in total.
- Barrow's away second halves average 2.0 goals in total.
- Barrow have scored 9 second-half goals in their last six matches.
BetBugs · Goals Over Under Second HalfwonOver 1.5Estimated chance58%

Head-to-Head

0W · 0D · 5W

L0-2TamworthvBarrowJul 19, 2025FRI

L2-0BarrowvTamworthMar 2, 2013NAT

L2-0BarrowvTamworthOct 20, 2012FAC

L1-3TamworthvBarrowSep 8, 2012NAT

L2-3TamworthvBarrowJan 21, 2012NAT

Barrow unbeaten in 5 meetingsBarrow: 3 clean sheets3 goals/game avg

League Table

National League 2026/2027

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	Pts	Form
18	Tamworth	12	4	2	6	20-28	14	WWLWL
9	Barrow	12	5	3	4	20-15	18	WWWWL

4pt gap between teams

Recent Form

Tamworth

W1-0Leeds United U21Oct 6NAT

W1-0HartlepoolOct 3NAT

W2-0Sutton UtdSep 30NAT

L1-5Aldershot TownSep 26NAT

W2-1WealdstoneSep 19NAT

L1-3SouthendSep 15NAT

L1-3Harrogate TownSep 12NAT

L1-3Middlesbrough U21Sep 9NAT

D2-2Boston UnitedSep 5NAT

L2-3Yeovil TownAug 31NAT

W3-2WorthingAug 28NAT

L1-4FC Halifax TownAug 22NAT

W5-3Newcastle United U21Aug 18NAT

L1-2AFC FyldeAug 15NAT

D3-3Boreham WoodAug 8NAT

Barrow

W2-1WealdstoneOct 3NAT

W3-0ScunthorpeSep 29NAT

W4-2SouthendSep 26NAT

W1-0Aldershot TownSep 19NAT

L0-1Solihull MoorsSep 15NAT

D2-2WorthingSep 12NAT

W3-0Sutton UtdSep 5NAT

D1-1Kidderminster HarriersAug 31NAT

L1-2Yeovil TownAug 28NAT

D2-2Harrogate TownAug 22NAT

L1-2AFC HornchurchAug 15NAT

L0-2HartlepoolAug 8NAT

W1-0MorecambeAug 1FRI

W2-0BlackpoolJul 25FRI

D0-0RadcliffeJul 21FRI

Squad & Injuries

Tamworth

28 available

Attackers5

Midfielders13

Defenders7

Goalkeeper3

Barrow

25 available

Attackers8

Midfielders7

Defenders8

Goalkeeper2