Barnet v Eastleigh

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After being handed back-to-back defeats on the road in the National League, Tuesday night's hosts, Barnet, will be eager to return to the home surroundings of their Hive ground for this upcoming encounter with lower half outfit, Eastleigh, as Barnet look to maintain their second place position in the table, while Eastleigh were handed a second defeat in three games on the weekend when they suffered a heavy 4-1 loss at home to Rochdale.

Barnet had previously collected two wins on the trot in the non-league top flight by way of victories gained over Hartlepool United and Rochdale which have helped The Bees hold onto second place in the National League table but the race for the best of the play-off spots remains hotly contested as the hosts have the likes of Bromley and Solihull Moors hot on their heels.

Nevertheless, four wins out of their last seven matches overall will still give Barnet confidence in picking up all three points in this Tuesday night clash having registered previous wins against Fylde and York City as well.

The wider picture shows Barnet have lost just three out of their last 18 home games overall in the National League, picking up 12 wins in the process.

Eastleigh slipped down the National League standings to 18th place following the aforementioned heavy 4-1 defeat at home to Rochdale which was after a 2-1 loss to Oldham Athletic and a 3-3 draw at home with Solihull Moors.

After producing a promising sequence of results earlier in the season from mid-November through to just before Christmas which yielded wins against Altrincham, Boreham Wood, Aldershot and Dorking Wanderers respectively, Eastleigh have found league wins hard to come by in subsequent months.

Indeed, The Spitfires have managed to achieve just another two wins from their subsequent 14 league matches which came in the form of wins against Oxford City and Bromley, but having also been handed eight defeats within this period as well, the visitors look to have their work cut out ahead of Tuesday night's clash at The Hive.

Goals could also figure in this upcoming encounter against Barnet as no fewer than 11 of Eastleigh's last 14 matches in the National League have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and Barnet will be going all out for the three points in order to claim the most favourable play-off spot as possible.

Barnet v Eastleigh Verdict

Barnet are unbeaten in the last five meetings against Eastleigh and Dean Brennan's side have also picked up three wins against their Hampshire visitors in previous exchanges so the London club look set to return to winning ways against an Eastleigh outfit who have struggled for form whilst also leaking plenty of goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Barnet win & Over 3.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct Score: Barnet 3-0 @ 11.00