League Two: Salford City vs Gillingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 36 match between Salford City and Gillingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Gillingham travel to Peninsula Stadium to face struggling Salford City in a round 36 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Team form: Salford City vs Gillingham

Salford City Form

In has been a bit of everything for Salford City in their previous three matches, where they first beat Barrow by 5-3. This was followed by a disappointing 5-1 defeat against Mansfield, before an encounter with Colchester produced a 1-1 draw. Salford City claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew three and lost one, scored 13 goals and conceded 12.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham collected four points in their past three outings, in which they were defeated 1-0 against Newport. They followed up, drawing 0-0 with Stockport County, before winning 1-0 against Wrexham. Gillingham won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding five.

Betting stats for Salford City and Gillingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Salford City and Gillingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Salford City vs Gillingham

Scoring 22 goals during a League Two campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Matt Smith is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Matt Smith to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Betting markets: Salford City vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Salford City claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Gillingham won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Salford City did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Gillingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Salford City games Gillingham will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Salford City managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Salford City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Gillingham, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Salford City scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Gillingham’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.

Suggested bet: Salford City vs Gillingham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Salford City and Gillingham seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League Two match.

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