League Two: Walsall vs Salford City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 13 match between Walsall and Salford City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Walsall enjoy home advantage, when visitors Salford City swing by this coming Monday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed fourth in the table Walsall have amassed 19 points after 11 matches. On 25 points, Salford City rank oneth with 11 matches played this season.

Team form: Walsall vs Salford City

Walsall Form

Walsall went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 1-1 with Fleetwood. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Swindon, before they beat Oldham by 3-0. Walsall won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded four goals.

Salford City Form

Salford City look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Cheltenham, who were defeated by 0-2. Then, Crawley got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Bristol Rovers by 1-2. Salford City won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Walsall and Salford City

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

In-form players: Walsall vs Salford City

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Macaulay Langstaff has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Monday, it is because Salford City bank on him to build on these numbers against Walsall. The latter relies on Aaron Pressley, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Walsall claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Salford City won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Walsall are on an amazing streak of now 11 games in a row without defeat. Walsall didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Poundland Bescot Stadium. Salford City won their last 6 matches on the bounce. Walsall have not lost to Salford City in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Walsall scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Salford City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Walsall managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Salford City were first on target in ten of their last 10 outings. Walsall have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Salford City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Walsall, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Salford City, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches. Salford City scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.