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League Two: Crawley vs Salford City – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League Two round 46 match between Crawley and Salford City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Salford City go up against Crawley on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Broadfield Stadium.

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Form: Crawley vs Salford City

Crawley Form

In their last three matches, Crawley lost 3-1 against Bristol Rovers, drew 0-0 with Shrewsbury and recorded a 3-3 draw with Accrington. Crawley just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Broadfield Stadium. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded six goals.

Salford City Form

Salford City went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Gillingham. A 1-2 win against Oldham followed, before they beat Bromley by 2-0. Salford City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding six times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting facts for Crawley and Salford City

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 Crawley and Salford City played across all tournaments.

  • In 9 of the last 10 Crawley home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Crawley home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Crawley home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Crawley matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Salford City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Salford City away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Salford City away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5

Players on top: Crawley vs Salford City

Harry McKirdy is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Salford City look to Matt Butcher, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Crawley claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Salford City won four, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Crawley scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Salford City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Salford City have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Crawley have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games. Salford City have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Crawley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Salford City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.