League Two: Salford City vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 9 match between Salford City and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Swindon go up against Salford City on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Peninsula Stadium.

Swindon enjoy the view from the top of the table with 18 points after eight league matches this season. Meanwhile, Salford City find themselves positioned as number 3 in the League Two with 16 points following eight rounds.

Team form: Salford City vs Swindon

Salford City Form

Salford City should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Cheltenham, before beating first Tranmere by 3-1, then Shrewsbury in a 1-3 win. Salford City claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Swindon Form

In their last three matches, Swindon first beat Crewe 0-3, then Barrow by 1-3 and finally Harrogate Town by 3-1. Swindon claimed 13 points in their last six League Two matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded five and scored 14 goals themselves.

Betting facts for Salford City and Swindon

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

In-form players: Salford City vs Swindon

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Luke Garbutt, who is performing well for Salford City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Swindon.The visitors will be looking to Aaron Drinan to find the net once again, after managing five League Two goals for Swindon in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Salford City vs Swindon

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Swindon scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Salford City played. Salford City managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Salford City and Swindon.

Total goals

Salford City saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Swindon, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games.