Ace Football previews the League Two game between Salford City and Fleetwood who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Salford City are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 9 of the League Two on Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Fleetwood, whom they welcome on home soil at Peninsula Stadium.
Salford City are placed seventh with 13 points after eight matches. Fleetwood occupy a position as 14th in the league on ten points.
Team form: Salford City vs Fleetwood
Salford City Form
Salford City recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 3-3 with Rotherham. Next up was a 1-0 win against Swindon, before Oldham were defeated in 1-4 win. Salford City claimed four wins in their last six League Two matches at the Peninsula Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored eight goals.
Fleetwood Form
Fleetwood have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Sheffield United. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Barnet, before suffering another loss in a 1-2 match against Rochdale. Fleetwood claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats for Salford City and Fleetwood
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Salford City and Fleetwood. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 13 Salford City home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salford City have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 5 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salford City have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the League Two and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Salford City home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Fleetwood have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Fleetwood matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Fleetwood matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Fleetwood matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Salford City vs Fleetwood
Ronan Coughlan shows decent form right now for Fleetwood, 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 Joe Powell also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.
Popular betting markets: Salford City vs Fleetwood
Full-time result
Salford City won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Peninsula Stadium. They drew three and lost two as well, while Fleetwood won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Salford City did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Fleetwood have not lost to Salford City in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Salford City scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Fleetwood scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Fleetwood managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Fleetwood played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.
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