League Two: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 12 match between Bristol Rovers and Salford City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bristol Rovers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Salford City swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Salford City enjoy the view from the top of the table with 22 points after 11 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers find themselves positioned as number 9 in the League Two with 15 points following 11 rounds.

Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Crewe, before Barnet ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Shrewsbury, who came out 1-0 winners. Bristol Rovers won five of their last six League Two matches at Memorial Stadium, scoring 14 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Salford City Form

Salford City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Fleetwood got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Cheltenham got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Crawley was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Salford City. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Salford City won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Salford City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bristol Rovers and Salford City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

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

Betting markets: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

Full-time result

Bristol Rovers claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Salford City won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Salford City won their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Salford City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Salford City managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Bristol Rovers saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Salford City played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process. Salford City scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.