Accrington ST vs Barrow: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Accrington ST vs Barrow: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Match Details: December 26 2025 | Wham Stadium | League Two - Round 22 | 15:00 GMT

2 teams meeting who sit towards the bottom of League Two with Accrington standing 3 points above Barrow and 7 points above the relegation zone in 17th place, they will be looking for a win to keep themselves out of reach of the drop.

Barrow will be looking for 3 points as they currently sit 4 points clear of the drop, if they manage to steel all 3 points and get the win, they will be able to go level on points with Accrington.

Our advanced algorithm has predicted that the points will be shared in a 1-1 draw.

Key Betting Tip: Both teams to score in this game at 1.83 – this represents excellent value based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters.

Predicted Accrington vs Barrow Lineups

Accrington predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Wright, Love, Conneely, Ward, O’Brein, Grant, Bauress, Heath, Whalley, Sinclair, Caton

Barrow predicted lineup (3-5-2): Stanway, Shipley, Raglan, Williams, Barkhuizen, Earing, McCann, Smith, Whitfield, Hemmings, Gordon

Previous Accrington vs Barrow Head-to-Head

Barrow 2-0 Accrington Accrington 1-0 Barrow Barrow 1-1 Accrington Accrington 1-1 Barrow Accrington 2-2 Barrow

With 3 of the games being draws and the other 2 games seeing both teams win, the game have been very close. However, it has shown in the last 2 where wins have been seen that the home team does have an advantage. This should give Accrington the boost in confidence as they are the home team. However, based on the other 2 home game they could just as easily draw the match. Overall, both teams should be confident that they will likely see a draw, with Accrington having slightly more confidence as they saw a win last time they played at home.

Recent Accrington and Barrow Match Analysis

Accrington last 5 matches: Accrington 1-0 Oldham (H) League Two Accrington 2-2 Mansfield (H) 1-3 pens FA Cup Harrogate Town 0-2 Accrington (A) League 2 Accrington 0-1 Bromley (H) League Two Cambridge 2-0 Accrington (A) League Two

Having seen 2 straight losses in the last 2 matches, Accrington’s confidence would’ve been knocked quite a lot over the past 2 weeks. Adding onto this the loss in the FA Cup, they have struggled a lot recently and the main reason for this is their defence, conceding 2 goals 2 times and 5 in the last 5 games, won’t allow them to be able to get any results especially as they have struggled at times with their defence. The one positive that they can take is that the 2 losses in 90 minutes were to teams in and around the play-offs. While this won’t completely stop the damage to confidence, it will cause less issues as they weren’t game, they were expected to get results in.

Barrow last 5 matches: Newport 2-2 Barrow (A) League Two Wigan 2-2 Barrow (A) 4-3 Pens FA Cup Barrow 0-3 Tranmere (H) League Two Gillingham 2-2 Barrow (A) League Two Barrow 1-2 Cheltenham (H) League Two

The issue for Barrow in their last 5 matches and the reason for why they have gone winless is obvious. Conceding 11 goals in 5 games and seeing at least 2 goals conceded a game isn’t something a team ever wants to see. Over the last 5 matches every team they have played has managed to score at least 2 goals, the biggest confidence boost for Barrow has been their attack who in 3 matches managed to score 2 of their own goals and scored 7 in the last 5 matches. If they want to get a result from this match, it will be the attack that allows them to do this.

Accrington vs Barrow Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted with a 71.10% confidence that both teams will score in this match. The key factors are players available, previous head-to-head matches, recent form, and tactical matchups.

Best Accrington vs Barrow Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: Both teams to score in this game @ 1.83. This is based off tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters as a result of both team’s having leaky defences recently and having seen 3 out of 5 of the last head-to-head matches seeing both teams score.

Key Players to Watch: Accrington vs Barrow

Issac Heath (Accrington): The wingback has been having a very good season so far with 6 goal contributions including 3 assists and 3 goals. His ability to get into the right place at the right time has allowed him to pick up these goals and his crossing ability has allowed him to create 20 chances this season along with those 3 assists. He will be the man who will help Accrington win and cause Barrow issues.

Ben Whitfield (Barrow): Another wingback this time with 1 less goal contributions having 3 goals and 2 assists, but once again has been pivotal in the attack. He has created 9 chances this season, while that isn’t much, it proves that the chances he creates are big chances considering he has to provide just over 4 chances per assist. However, his main factor is his scoring over performing his Xg by 1.60 this season. He will be the man to make something happen for Barrow to get a result.