Ace Football previews the League Two round 7 match between Salford City and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Despite a rather curious form recently, Salford City have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 7 of the League Two season. They meet Swindon this coming Saturday at the Peninsula Stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.
Salford City are placed 15th with seven points after six matches. Swindon occupy a position as nineth in the league on ten points.
Form: Salford City vs Swindon
Salford City Form
In their last three matches, Salford City won 2-1 and 1-0 against first Newport then Port Vale, before drawing 3-3 against Rotherham. Salford City claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded four goals.
Swindon Form
In the last three matches, Swindon beat Port Vale 3-1, won 3-1 against Colchester, and lost 4-0 against York. Swindon are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 15 goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Salford City and Swindon
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 Swindon played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Salford City home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Salford City matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Salford City matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Swindon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Swindon matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Swindon have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Swindon have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Swindon away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Salford City vs Swindon
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joe Powell, who is performing well for Salford City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Swindon.The visitors will be looking to Aaron Drinan to find the net once again, after managing five League Two goals for Swindon in recent matches.
Popular markets: Salford City vs Swindon
Full-time result
Salford City won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Peninsula Stadium. They drew three and lost one as well, while Swindon won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Salford City have beaten Swindon in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Salford City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Swindon scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Swindon have failed to score in 5 consecutive away games. Salford City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Swindon managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Salford City have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Swindon.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Salford City, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Swindon, who managed to hit the net 1.3 times on average in these games. Swindon did not score a single goal in 5 consecutive games.
