League Two: Shrewsbury vs Salford City – Betting preview

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

As the early season favourites, Shrewsbury will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Salford City for a round 3 match in the League Two.

Shrewsbury have nothing to show for the first couple of matches in the League Two and going into this round three they will be eager to get off the mark.

Team form: Shrewsbury vs Salford City

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Tranmere, before Barnet ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Fleetwood, who came out 4-0 winners. Shrewsbury only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Salford City Form

Salford City recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Shrewsbury. Then Barnet proved too strong in a 3-1 defeat, just like Chesterfield who won 0-1. Salford City won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury and Salford City played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Shrewsbury vs Salford City

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Josh Ruffels will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Salford City hope Kallum Cesay can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Salford City

Full-time result

Shrewsbury won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing five as well. Salford City won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Salford City only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Salford City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Shrewsbury have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Salford City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Shrewsbury’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Salford City, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.