Southport vs Barrow tips and predictions

Barrow too short in the betting

There may be a massive difference in the calibre of these teams but it is hard to get excited about backing the visitors.

There's not much up for grabs in the match winner odds and the short price for Barrow renders them a terrible bet. Southport don't look likely to go the whole nine yards, but they might keep the visitors on their toes. With goals being far from abundant, a scoreless deadlock is the pick but it's certainly not one to get carried away with.

The two sides have looked weak in attack. Southport have averaged 0.6 goals in their last 5 home starts which doesn't sound good. Barrow are averaging 0.7 goals from their last 6 games.

If Barrow stamp their authority on the match they are likely to keep a clean sheet. It might not stand out but the BTTS No bet would be sensible.

Southport have drawn 5 of their last 13 matches on their own soil. Also Barrow have drawn 2 of their last 5 away games. It's not a very exciting prediction and it feels like a match to be circumspect about. Stalemate beckons after what looks set to be a tightly contested match-up.

Of course, Southport are a seventh tier side so it remains to be seen how they adapt to the challenge presented by their superior rivals.