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League Two: Accrington vs Salford City – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League Two round 21 match between Accrington and Salford City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Placed 21th in the table Accrington have amassed 19 points after 19 matches. On 27 points, Salford City rank 12th with 19 matches played this season.

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Form: Accrington vs Salford City

Accrington Form

Accrington only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 5-2 and 1-2 against Grimsby and Bromley respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Fleetwood. Accrington claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew three and lost one, scored eight goals and conceded seven.

Salford City Form

Two victories are what Salford City have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Harrogate Town 2-0. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Gillingham, before winning again 3-0 against Notts Co.. Salford City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

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.

  • In 10 of the last 12 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 6 Accrington matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 Accrington home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Accrington matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Accrington home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 17 of the last 19 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • 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 away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Salford City away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

In-form players: Accrington vs Salford City

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

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Accrington scored first in six of their last ten home games. Impressively, Salford City scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Accrington games Of the previous 10 outings, Accrington scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in eight of their last 10 games. Accrington have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Salford City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Accrington, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Salford City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.

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