Ace Football previews the League Two game between Newport and Salford City who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Salford City go up against Newport on Tuesday for a League Two meeting at Rodney Parade.
Newport are placed 12th with 12 points after eight matches. Salford City occupy a position as 16th in the league on nine points.
Form: Newport vs Salford City
Newport Form
Newport suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Swindon in a 4-0 defeat. Barrow also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-0, before Newport were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Crewe. Newport won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored ten and conceded ten goals.
Salford City Form
In has been a bit of everything for Salford City in their previous three matches, as they first beat Cheltenham by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Walsall, before an encounter with Tranmere produced a 0-0 draw. Salford City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by four goals to three.
Betting stats for Newport 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 Newport and Salford City played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Newport home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Newport home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newport have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Newport home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 12 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 8 Salford City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Salford City away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
Newport claimed four wins in their previous 10 matches at Rodney Parade across all tournaments. They lost six as well, while visitors Salford City won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost five. Salford City have not lost to Newport in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Newport scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Salford City only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Newport played. Salford City will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Newport managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Salford City have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Newport when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Newport’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Salford City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.5 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: Newport vs Salford City
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Newport and Salford City seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League Two match.