League Two: Salford City vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 18 match between Salford City and Crawley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Salford City face relegation-threatened Crawley at Peninsula Stadium in round 18 of the League Two in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Sitting bottom of the table, Crawley have claimed 17 points after 17 rounds, while Salford City have amassed 26 points. This places the latter as number 12 in the League Two at the moment.

Team form: Salford City vs Crawley

Salford City Form

A single point is all Salford City can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Cambridge U, before getting trounced 2-0 against Milton Keynes Dons while Bromley won 2-0. Salford City won three of their previous six matches at Peninsula Stadium in the League Two. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring eight goals to six against.

Crawley Form

Crawley currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Fleetwood with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 2-2 game against Gillingham. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Accrington. Crawley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting stats for Salford City and Crawley

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 Crawley played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Salford City vs Crawley

Daniel Udoh is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Crawley look to Kabongo Tshimanga, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Salford City won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Peninsula Stadium. They drew three and lost one as well, while Crawley won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Salford City have not lost to Crawley in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Crawley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Salford City have failed to score in 3 consecutive 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, Crawley kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Salford City and Crawley when playing at Peninsula Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Crawley, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.