Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Maidstone United FC vs Barrow AFC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2023-24
Maidstone United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Barrow AFC
Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Gallagher Stadium 2,903 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Ben Whitfield
Sam Corne 35' 1–1
Bivesh Gurung 74' 2–1
Gavin Hoyte 34' Y
Y 57' Kian Spence
Y 90' Sam Foley

Overview

Match Preview

Maidstone United FC vs Barrow AFC — FA Cup at Gallagher Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Rock
  • Assistant 1 James Vallance (England)
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Maidstone United FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Barrow AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-02 Maidstone United FC 2–1 Barrow AFC

Recent Form

Maidstone United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Barrow AFC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Chesham United FC A 2–0 W
13 Oct Wimborne Town FC A 1–1 D
03 Oct Hendon FC A 1–0 W
19 Oct Kings Langley FC H 4–1 W
05 Oct Hitchin Town FC H 2–1 W
Barrow AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Maidstone United FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Northampton Town FC A 3–1 W
05 Nov Mansfield Town FC H 0–1 L
06 Nov Banbury United FC A 4–0 W
26 Nov AFC Wimbledon H 0–0 D
19 Oct Solihull Moors FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Barrow AFC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Maidstone United FC to score. At the same time, Barrow AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Maidstone United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' GOAL! Ben Whitfield fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' Maidstone United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 35' The deadlock is broken! Sam Corne gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Maidstone United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Another change for Maidstone United FC made on 45 minute. Levi Amantchi leaves to be changed by Razzaq Coleman.
  • 50' Barrow AFC is showing some good football. However, Barrow AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 51' Barrow AFC ring the changes. Dean Campbell has done his job and it is now time for Sam Foley to step up.
  • 52' David Worrall is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luca Stephenson at the 52 minute mark.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Kian Spence.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Barrow AFC. Ben Whitfield is replaced by Dominic Telford.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Maidstone United FC. Sol Wanjau-Smith is replaced by Lamar Reynolds.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Maidstone United FC. Gavin Hoyte is replaced by Reiss Greenidge.
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harry Kyprianou is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Barrow AFC.
  • 74' What composure from Bivesh Gurung! The international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 79' A change in the Barrow AFC ranks — Emile Acquah exits the field as Ged Garner enters on 79.
  • 80' The whistle greets James Chester as he departs to be replaced by Jamie Proctor.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Maidstone United FC in their trying to find a way past Barrow AFC's compact .
  • 90' Raphe Brown is replacing Bivesh Gurung for the Maidstone United FC side.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Sam Foley on 90 minutes earns him a card. Barrow AFC will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Maidstone United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Barrow AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64 Maidstone United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Barrow AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Maidstone United FC50% Draw25% Barrow AFC25%
Actual: Maidstone United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Maidstone United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Barrow AFC
50%
Maidstone United FC or Barrow AFC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Maidstone United FC33% Draw45% Barrow AFC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Maidstone United FC

Handicap Maidstone United FC covers Push Barrow AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Maidstone United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Barrow AFC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.