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Ace Football previews the League Two round 2 match between Exeter and Accrington and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Exeter came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

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Form: Exeter vs Accrington

Exeter Form

In their last three matches, Exeter lost 1-2 against Bradford, 2-0 against Plymouth and 1-0 against Grimsby. Exeter have been in potent form at St. James Park, Exeter, winning no less than five of the past six League Two matches here. They also hammered in ten goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.

Accrington Form

In their previous three games, Accrington lost 3-0 and 2-1 against Oldham and Crewe, respectively, before drawing 2-2 with Colchester. Accrington didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting facts for Exeter and Accrington

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Exeter and Accrington. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 27 of the last 29 Exeter matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 15 of the last 17 Exeter home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Exeter matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Exeter have won 7 of the last 9 home matches in the League Two while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Exeter have won 5 of the last 6 home matches in the League Two while scoring less than 2.5 goals
  • In 14 of the last 16 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 Accrington away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 6 Accrington matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Accrington matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Accrington have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Players in form: Exeter vs Accrington

As the new League Two campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Exeter and Accrington this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

Exeter won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing five. They lost four at St. James Park, Exeter in this run of matches. Accrington won one of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing two and losing seven. Accrington conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Exeter have not lost to Accrington in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Exeter scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Accrington scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Exeter probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Accrington managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Exeter, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Accrington, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game. Accrington conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.