League Two: Rotherham vs Salford City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 6 match between Rotherham and Salford City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Salford City come to New York Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Rotherham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Looking at the League Two standings, the current difference between the sides is one points and two places.

Form: Rotherham vs Salford City

Rotherham Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Rotherham at the moment. Against Chesterfield, they came out on top in a 2-1 win, before drawing 2-2 against Tranmere. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Bristol Rovers. Rotherham showed little mercy in their past six matches at the New York Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 12 times, while letting in four themselves.

Salford City Form

Salford City look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Shrewsbury, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Newport in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Port Vale in their most recent outing. 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 nine goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Rotherham and Salford City

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

Players in form: Rotherham vs Salford City

Despite scoring just once in six League Two games, Rotherham hope Tom Bradshaw adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Salford City put their faith in Joe Powell to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League Two games.

Betting markets: Rotherham vs Salford City

Full-time result

Rotherham won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing five. They lost four at New York Stadium in this run of matches. Salford City won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing one and losing six. Rotherham did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Rotherham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Salford City only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Rotherham managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Salford City kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Salford City have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Rotherham.

Total goals

Rotherham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Salford City, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.