Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salford City & Accrington Stanley face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Salford nor Accrington Stanley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Salford City form and stats
Salford City participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Salford City have to build on here at The Peninsula Stadium in the League Two.
The Salford regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Peninsula Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Tranmere Rovers. Midfield player Watt got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Watt dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 99 successful passes (of 115 total).
Before that match, a League Two win away at Harrogate Town.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Salford City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Salford City are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Sutton United awaits in four days.
Salford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Peninsula Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Salford City have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the 2nd round.1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Accrington Stanley playing as the away team in the League One this season.
The club members enjoyed Accrington Stanley's previous fixture versus Cheltenham Town, a 1-0 win played at home. Midfielder McConville was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. McConville scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, the Accrington manager Coleman faced defeat when travelling to Wycombe Wanderers and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Accrington Stanley in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Accrington Stanley, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Accrington Stanley have another fixture away in just four days, a League One match against Bristol Rovers. A back-breaking fixture list for the visiting team!
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings featuring these teams: Salford won one, Accrington Stanley were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  S. McConville 4 goals |  R. Watson 2 goals |  C. Hendry 2 goals |
Salford City missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Salford City | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.6 | 15.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 11.5 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salford City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Salford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 4 |
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