League Two: Salford City vs Accrington – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Salford City and Accrington who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Accrington head over to the Peninsula Stadium this coming Saturday to face title favourites Salford City in a round 3 match in the League Two.

Salford City put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the League Two season. With the advantage of playing at Peninsula Stadium they will be hopeful of three more points against Accrington.

Team form: Salford City vs Accrington

Salford City Form

Salford City have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Crewe, they came out empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Notts Co.. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Rotherham. Salford City claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League Two, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 13 goals.

Accrington Form

Two victories are what Accrington have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Oldham 3-1. This was followed by a 2-0 defeat against Crewe, before winning again 2-1 against Peterborough. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Accrington 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 three scored.

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.

Players on top: Salford City 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 Salford City 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.

Popular betting markets: Salford City vs Accrington

Full-time result

Salford City claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Accrington won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Accrington only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Salford City played. 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 one of the last 10 games, Accrington kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Accrington have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Salford City when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Accrington, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Somehow Salford City failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches.