National League Eliminator betting tips: Barnet vs Boreham Wood
- George Dempsey
- 1 May 2023
Barnet and Boreham Wood will meet for the first time since their Boxing Day punch-up in a National League Eliminator on Tuesday evening.
Both Barnet and Boreham Wood enter this fixture in terrible form, with both looking to progress to face Notts County.
Date, KO time and TV coverage
National League, Tuesday May 2, Kick-off 7:45pm, live on BT Sport 1
Predicted score
Suggested bets
Draw
Under 2.5 goals
1st half: Draw
Verdict
Barnet come into the play-offs in terrible form. The Bees have won just one of their last nine matches, although that victory did come at The Hive. They suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Dagenham on the final day.
Boreham Wood suffered defeat to National League champions Wrexham and the league's form side, Gateshead, before finishing their season with a 1-0 win over Yeovil.
Wood have failed to win seven of their last 10 matches, a run which is marginally worse than their hosts. Whoever advances from this eliminator should be easy pickings for Notts County on Sunday.
Barnet have held both County and Wrexham at home this season and have made a habit of keeping things tight in recent weeks, so a positive start and the opening goal could be enough to decide this fixture.
When the pair met in a Boxing Day clash, the players took things a little too literally. Nicke Kabamba, Bruno Andrade and Oluwafemi Ilesanmi all saw red in a 2-1 win for Barnet.
At the time, Barnet were on their best run of form at home, while Boreham Wood were on their worst run of the season. Overall, the visitors have only been beaten six times in 23 away league matches.
National League play-off games and extra time seem to go hand in hand. Neither side is in the best of form and the focus may be on still being in the game late on.
