League Two: Salford City vs Newport – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Salford City and Newport and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Newport head over to the Peninsula Stadium this coming Tuesday to face title favourites Salford City in a round 4 match in the League Two.

With four points after three games, Newport currently rank 11th in the League Two standings. Salford City play catch-up as they recorded zero points in three matches, putting them up as 23th before their upcoming clash.

Team form: Salford City vs Newport

Salford City Form

Salford City have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Barnet, before Chesterfield ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Shrewsbury, who came out 1-0 winners. Salford City won three of their previous six matches at Peninsula Stadium in the League Two. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to four against.

Newport Form

Newport achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Rochdale 3-0. A 5-3 defeat against Bristol Rovers followed, before drawing with Tranmere in a match resulting 2-2. Newport claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Salford City and Newport

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Salford City and Newport. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Salford City vs Newport

Kallum Cesay is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Newport look to Shaquille Gwengwe, hoping he can add to his current total of four League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Salford City claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Newport won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Salford City lost 4 matches on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Salford City only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Newport got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Newport should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Salford City only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Newport claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Salford City have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Newport.

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 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Newport, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Salford City conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.