Ace Football previews the League Two game between Salford City and Grimsby who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Grimsby come to Peninsula Stadium for the League Two match on Friday, Salford City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Salford City vs Grimsby
Salford City Form
In their last three matches, Salford City won 2-0 against Bromley, before recording a draw in a 0-0 match against Crawley. They were back on top last time out, defeating Grimsby 1-2. Salford City showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Peninsula Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target nine times, while letting in two themselves.
Grimsby Form
Grimsby show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 4-0 win against Swindon. Then a 1-1 draw with Tranmere followed before they lost against Salford City with a 1-2 scoreline. Grimsby managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Salford City and Grimsby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Salford City and Grimsby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Salford City home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salford City have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Grimsby have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Salford City vs Grimsby
He banged in 18 goals so far this season, and Jaze Kabia also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Salford City.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Peninsula Stadium across all tournaments Salford City won six times, drew one and lost three times. Grimsby claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Salford City did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Salford City didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Peninsula Stadium. Grimsby scored at least once in their previous 11 matches. Grimsby have not lost to Salford City in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Salford City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Impressively, Grimsby scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Grimsby played. Grimsby managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Grimsby have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Salford City when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four 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 happened in eight of the last ten games for Grimsby, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games. Grimsby scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.
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