League Two: Salford City vs Crewe – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Salford City and Crewe who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

League Two title favourites Salford City begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Crewe at Peninsula Stadium.

Team form: Salford City vs Crewe

Salford City Form

Salford City collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-3 and 4-1 winners against Morecambe and Colchester, respectively. Against Carlisle, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Salford City claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Crewe Form

Crewe were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Milton Keynes Dons. Next up, Tranmere won 2-0, before losing 0-1 against Walsall. Crewe claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to four.

Betting facts for Salford City and Crewe

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Salford City and Crewe. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Salford City vs Crewe

Cole Stockton found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Calum Agius just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Salford City vs Crewe

Full-time result

Salford City claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Crewe won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing three in this series of matches. Salford City have not lost to Crewe in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Crewe only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 9 consecutive Salford City games Crewe have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Crewe will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Salford City managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Salford City have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Crewe.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Crewe’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Salford City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Crewe did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.