League Two: Salford City vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 41 match between Salford City and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Salford City face relegation-threatened Gillingham at Peninsula Stadium in round 41 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, Gillingham have claimed 45 points after 39 rounds, while Salford City have amassed 57 points. This places the latter as number 11 in the League Two at the moment.

Team form: Salford City vs Gillingham

Salford City Form

Salford City collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-1 and 2-3 winners against Grimsby and Bromley, respectively. Against Barrow, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Salford City just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Peninsula Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Gillingham Form

In their previous three matches, Gillingham drew 0-0 with Walsall, 1-1 with Harrogate Town and 1-1 with Colchester. Gillingham are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded nine goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting facts for Salford City and Gillingham

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 Gillingham played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Salford City vs Gillingham

Kelly N’Mai has three strikes in six League Two matches for Salford City, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Gillingham. The visitors are looking to Max Clark, who has provided his team with three League Two goals.

Betting markets: Salford City vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Salford City claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Gillingham won zero of their last 10 games away, drew six and lost four of the games in this run. The last six League Two matches for Gillingham ended in a draw. Gillingham have beaten Salford City in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Gillingham scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Gillingham managed two 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 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Gillingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.