League Two: Salford City vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 6 match between Salford City and Cheltenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Cheltenham come to Peninsula Stadium for the League Two match this coming Friday, Salford City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Salford City approach round 6 as number 9 in the League Two table with nine points on their account so far. With five rounds behind them, Cheltenham have amassed zero points, placing them as number 24 in the standings.

Team form: Salford City vs Cheltenham

Salford City Form

Salford City hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Accrington by 2-1, before winning 0-1 against Newport. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Walsall. Salford City claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew two and lost two, scored 11 goals and conceded ten.

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham lost their previous three matches by 1-2 against Bromley, 0-1 against Barnet and 3-0 against Cardiff. Cheltenham claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads 14 goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Salford City and Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Salford City vs Cheltenham

Adebola Oluwo is showing good form for Salford City, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Josh Martin scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Betting markets: Salford City vs Cheltenham

Full-time result

Salford City claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Cheltenham won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches. Cheltenham lost their previous 6 matches. Salford City have not lost to Cheltenham in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Cheltenham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Salford City played. Salford City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Cheltenham managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Salford City have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Cheltenham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Salford City, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Cheltenham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.5 goals in these matches.