Barrow vs Walsall

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🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 44
Regular Season Table
Barrow 24 · Walsall 13
Referee Stats
11 matches · 2.73 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.73
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Walsall outshot their opponent (10-18).
  • Barrow controlled possession (56%).
  • Walsall had the sharper finishing (2-12 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11
Walsall (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 26
Avg: 1.43 / 1.13

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.83
PPG
1.57
0.78
GF
1.43
1.48
GA
1.13
48%
O2.5
48%
43%
BTTS
57%
22%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th
Walsall rank13th
Barrow points36
Walsall points65
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0
21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals7-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Walsall last 5 away

L W L D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals9-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%
Barrow clean sheet at home17%
Walsall score away74%
Walsall clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%
Barrow win after scoring first60%
Walsall score first57%
Walsall win after scoring first69%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Walsall 50%
Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Walsall 41.6'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37
Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20
Walsall score away1.43 vs 1.20
Walsall concede away1.13 vs 1.37
Barrow score 43% below league average, while Walsall score 19% above league average.
Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Walsall are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 0

Walsall goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
31-45 7
16-30 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
12
Total Shots
10
18
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
8
13
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
8
12
Offsides
0
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
9
1
Total Passes
406
332
Passes Accurate
274
203
Passes %
67%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
33'
33' Goal · 0-1
A. Adomah
Normal Goal
45+2'
45+2' Goal · 0-2
M. Hancock
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Lakin
46'
46' B. Jackson
1st substitution · For: E. Newby
55'
55' B. Whitfield
2nd substitution · For: C. Mahoney
67'
67' J. Anderson
68'
68' Goal · 0-3
M. Hancock
Normal Goal
72'
72' D. Rose
3rd substitution · For: K. Hemmings
72'
72' A. MacDonald
4th substitution · For: C. Raglan
73'
73' Favour Okeke
1st substitution · For: C. Clarke
78'
78' Isaac Andrew Fletcher
5th substitution · For: J. Malcolm
82'
82' A. Adomah
2nd substitution · For: A. Loupalo-Bi
82'
82' D. Kanu
3rd substitution · For: A. Pressley
88'
88' Goal · 1-3
J. Malcolm
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Hemmings
89'
89' B. Comley
4th substitution · For: V. Harper
90'
90' P. Farquharson
5th substitution · For: H. Burke

Barrow vs Walsall 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall beat Barrow 3-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Scott Oldham. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: Walsall took the lead at 33' when A. Adomah scored, making the score 0-1. Walsall extended the lead at 45+2' when M. Hancock scored, with the assist credited to C. Lakin, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Barrow made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Jackson replacing E. Newby. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 55', with B. Whitfield replacing C. Mahoney. J. Anderson received a yellow card for Barrow at 67'. Walsall extended the lead at 68' when M. Hancock scored, making the score 0-3. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 72', with D. Rose replacing K. Hemmings. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 72', with A. MacDonald replacing C. Raglan. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 73', with Favour Okeke replacing C. Clarke. Barrow made their 5th substitution at 78', with Isaac Andrew Fletcher replacing J. Malcolm. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 82', with A. Adomah replacing A. Loupalo-Bi. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 82', with D. Kanu replacing A. Pressley. Barrow reduced the deficit at 88' when J. Malcolm scored, with the assist credited to K. Hemmings, making the score 1-3. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 89', with B. Comley replacing V. Harper. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 90', with P. Farquharson replacing H. Burke.

Barrow used 5 substitutions while Walsall used 5 substitutions. Barrow got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Walsall outshot their opponent (10-18).
  • Barrow controlled possession (56%).
  • Walsall had the sharper finishing (2-12 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Barrow vs Walsall Head-to-Head History by Season