League Two: Newport vs Salford City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Newport and Salford City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Salford City head over to the Rodney Parade on Tuesday to face title favourites Newport in a round 4 match in the League Two.

A look at the League Two standings shows that two points and six places currently separate the two teams.

Form: Newport vs Salford City

Newport Form

Newport have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-2 victory against Crawley. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Millwall, before handing over another win to Grimsby in a 2-1 defeat. Newport did not win any of their last six League Two matches at the Rodney Parade. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored three goals.

Salford City Form

Salford City look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Notts Co. by 1-2, before drawing 0-0 with Rotherham. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Accrington by a 2-1 scoreline. Salford City claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the League Two, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Newport and Salford City

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

In-form players: Newport vs Salford City

It is the beginning of a new League Two campaign, and both Newport and Salford City will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular betting markets: Newport vs Salford City

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Rodney Parade across all tournaments Newport won two times, drew three and lost five times. Salford City claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Salford City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches. Salford City have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 away games.

Both teams to score

Newport scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Salford City got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Newport games Both teams have scored in last 12 consecutive Salford City games. Salford City should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Newport only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Salford City claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Salford City have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Newport when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Newport saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Salford City played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process. Salford City are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.