League Two: Salford City vs Accrington – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 43 match between Salford City and Accrington and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Salford City appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Accrington in round 43 of the League Two season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Peninsula Stadium this coming Friday.

Salford City approach the next League Two round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 62 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Accrington amassed 43 points, placing them as number 22 before their next fixture.

Form: Salford City vs Accrington

Salford City Form

Salford City are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 2-2 with Gillingham, beating Notts Co. 1-3 and drawing 1-1 with Doncaster. Salford City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Peninsula Stadium in the League Two. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Accrington Form

A single draw prevents Accrington from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 1-4 and 4-0 against Fleetwood and Bromley, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 3-3 draw against Tranmere. Accrington claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by ten goals to two.

Betting stats for Salford City and Accrington

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Salford City and Accrington played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Salford City vs Accrington

Ben Woods shows decent form right now for Accrington, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Salford City, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Luke Garbutt also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.

Betting markets: Salford City vs Accrington

Full-time result

Salford City claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Accrington won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Salford City did not lose any of their last 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Accrington only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Salford City games Accrington managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Salford City were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Salford City have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Accrington.

Total goals

Salford City saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Accrington’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.