Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the League Two round 5 game between Salford City and Accrington and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Salford City will be taking on visiting team Accrington at Peninsula Stadium in a League Two tie on Saturday.
Both Salford City and Accrington have amassed an equal number of points during this season. While Salford City occupy number five, the visitors are currently number four in the League Two table.
Team form: Salford City vs Accrington
Salford City Form
Salford City hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Crawley resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-0 defeat against Grimsby, before beating Tranmere by 3-4. Salford City managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded five goals.
Accrington Form
Accrington collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 1-0 against Gillingham. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Barrow, before winning 2-1 against Harrogate Town. Accrington won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight while also conceding seven times.
Betting facts for Salford City and Accrington
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 Salford City and Accrington played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Salford City have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches
- Salford City have conceded in 10 of the last 12 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Salford City played, both teams scored
- In 10 of the last 11 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Accrington matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Accrington have not won 10 of the last 12 away matches
- In 3 of the last 4 Accrington away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Accrington have conceded in 7 of the last 8 away matches
Players under-the-radar: Salford City vs Accrington
Sean McConville shows decent form right now for Accrington, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Salford City, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Matt Smith also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.
Betting markets: Salford City vs Accrington
Full-time result
Salford City won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Peninsula Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Accrington won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.
Both teams to score
Salford City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Accrington 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 Salford City managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Accrington kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Accrington, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
Betting suggestion: Salford City vs Accrington
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Salford City and Accrington. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.
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