League Two: Accrington vs Salford City – Betting preview

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

Accrington welcome Salford City this coming Thursday in the League Two, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 31 match.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Salford City claimed 52 points from 28 rounds, while Accrington amassed 40 points. They now rank as number 13 in the League Two standings.

Team form: Accrington vs Salford City

Accrington Form

Accrington should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 0-0 with Walsall, before beating first Newport by 1-4, then Cheltenham in a 3-1 win. Accrington managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored seven goals and conceded five times.

Salford City Form

The results have been up and down for Salford City, who beat Bristol Rovers by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Chesterfield, before claiming a victory in a 0-2 game against Tranmere. Salford City claimed 13 points in their last six League Two matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded seven and scored 11 goals themselves.

Betting facts for Accrington 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 Accrington and Salford City played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Accrington vs Salford City

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Kelly N’Mai has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Thursday, it is because Salford City bank on him to build on these numbers against Accrington. The latter relies on Shaun Whalley, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Accrington vs Salford City

Full-time result

Accrington claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Salford City won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Salford City remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Accrington scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Salford City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Accrington managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Salford City performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Accrington’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Salford City, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.