Betting preview: Salford City vs Plymouth Argyle should be interesting

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Salford City will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind Plymouth Argyle.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Salford City form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Salford City at their home stadium (The Peninsula Stadium) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Salford City.

The spoils were shared in Salford City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Crawley Town (placed 12th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that, Salford City played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Port Vale.

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 eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Salford City as they are travelling to their away game against Stevenage in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.

Salford City have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Salford City have conceded 19 goals.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Playing away, Plymouth Argyle have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the League Two this season.

Plymouth Argyle play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Colchester United (placed 5th). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Newport County.

Plymouth Argyle did not look prepared in the first half against Colchester United and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Plymouth Argyle in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Plymouth Argyle, three draws and eight defeats.

A new game in only four days for Plymouth Argyle, the League Two home match versus Crewe Alexandra. Busy days.

Plymouth Argyle have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Plymouth Argyle have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Plymouth Argyle - Salford City 2-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityA. Rooney
A. Rooney
8 goals
Plymouth ArgyleA. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
7 goals
Salford CityB. Thomas-Asante
B. Thomas-Asante
5 goals

Salford City missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 15 30
10 4 1 Won W 2 7 16
11 6 0 Drew D 1 2 6
11 6 4 Lost L 3 6 8
41 15 6 Scored S 6 18 48
41 19 9 Conceded C 6 18 33
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 73%
47% 31% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 63%
28% 19% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 33%
9% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 43%
22% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 33% 37%
28% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 20%
 
4.1 4.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.8 5.4
5.5 4.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.6 4.8
1.8 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
390 220 66 Total Shots T S 59 156 388
137 76 23 Shots on Target S O 20 51 130
30% 20% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 37%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Plymouth Argyle has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 32 18 6 8 56 36 16 11 2 3 29 14 16 7 4 5 27 22 20 60
2 Crewe Alexandra 31 17 7 7 57 37 16 10 3 3 31 15 15 7 4 4 26 22 20 58
3 Exeter City 31 16 9 6 42 33 15 9 5 1 24 12 16 7 4 5 18 21 9 57
4 Plymouth Argyle 30 16 6 8 48 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 15 7 2 6 18 18 15 54
5 Colchester United 32 13 13 6 45 28 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 4 8 4 19 16 17 52
6 Northampton Town 31 15 7 9 45 32 16 10 2 4 28 11 15 5 5 5 17 21 13 52
7 Cheltenham Town 30 12 12 6 44 25 14 8 4 2 30 15 16 4 8 4 14 10 19 48
8 Bradford City 32 12 12 8 37 32 16 9 5 2 24 12 16 3 7 6 13 20 5 48
9 Port Vale 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 8 7 1 23 13 16 4 5 7 17 25 2 48
10 Forest Green Rovers 32 12 9 11 38 35 16 5 4 7 14 19 16 7 5 4 24 16 3 45
11 Salford City 32 10 11 11 41 41 16 4 6 6 15 19 16 6 5 5 26 22 0 41
12 Crawley Town 32 9 13 10 44 44 16 8 4 4 25 19 16 1 9 6 19 25 0 40
13 Newport County 29 10 9 10 27 26 16 7 6 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 10 14 1 39
14 Walsall 32 11 6 15 32 44 16 4 4 8 13 21 16 7 2 7 19 23 -12 39
15 Cambridge United 32 10 8 14 34 43 16 6 3 7 20 24 16 4 5 7 14 19 -9 38
16 Scunthorpe United 32 9 9 14 41 48 16 5 6 5 23 21 16 4 3 9 18 27 -7 36
17 Oldham Athletic 32 8 12 12 35 46 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 3 6 7 13 26 -11 36
18 Grimsby Town 30 8 11 11 33 37 15 4 5 6 16 21 15 4 6 5 17 16 -4 35
19 Leyton Orient 32 8 11 13 40 49 16 3 7 6 20 26 16 5 4 7 20 23 -9 35
20 Carlisle United 31 8 10 13 33 49 15 4 6 5 13 20 16 4 4 8 20 29 -16 34
21 Mansfield Town 32 7 11 14 44 51 16 3 5 8 26 29 16 4 6 6 18 22 -7 32
22 Macclesfield Town 31 7 14 10 29 34 15 5 8 2 16 11 16 2 6 8 13 23 -5 29
23 Morecambe 32 6 9 17 29 54 16 3 7 6 17 22 16 3 2 11 12 32 -25 27
24 Stevenage 32 3 13 16 22 41 16 2 6 8 10 21 16 1 7 8 12 20 -19 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.