Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the League Two round 7 game between Salford City and Walsall and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Salford City come up against visiting side Walsall in a League Two fixture this coming Saturday at Peninsula Stadium.
Salford City rank 17 with seven points to their name from six matches, while visitors Walsall rank 14 in the table on eight points.
Team form: Salford City vs Walsall
Salford City Form
A solitary draw point prevents Salford City from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Accrington, before drawing 1-1 with Leeds. They came up empty-handed once again when Morecambe ran out as 1-0 winners. In their last six League Two home matches, Salford City have two wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost three. They scored five and conceded five goals.
Walsall Form
In their last three matches, Walsall drew 2-2 with Crewe, 1-1 with Grimsby and beat Colchester by 1-0. Walsall didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting facts for Salford City and Walsall
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Salford City and Walsall. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 home matches in a row Salford City played, both teams scored
- Salford City have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
- Salford City have conceded in 12 of the last 14 home matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Salford City played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 9 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Walsall have not won the last 16 away matches in a row
- In 9 of the last 10 matches Walsall played, both teams scored
- Walsall have scored in the last 10 matches in a row
- In the last 4 away matches in a row Walsall played, both teams scored
- Walsall have conceded in 11 of the last 12 away matches
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Full-time result
Peninsula Stadium witnessed Salford City winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew three and lost four in this run. Walsall won zero of their previous 10 games away, drew three and lost seven. Salford City have beaten Walsall in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Salford City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Walsall only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Salford City managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Walsall kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Salford City have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Walsall.
Total goals
Salford City witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Walsall, who scored 1.7 times on average in those matches.
Betting suggestion: Salford City vs Walsall
The match between Salford City and Walsall should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this League Two game.