Salford City v Stockport County betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

This could be a great fixture, with Salford City positioned 7th and Stockport County in 4th. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Stockport County have the the best goal difference (+28) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Salford City form and stats

10-5-8 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Salford City so far this season.

The Salford City followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Peninsula Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Gillingham. The first loss after going undefeated through three league rounds. Midfielder Mallan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Mallan hit one key pass.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Carlisle United with a 3-2 scoreline.

Take note: 12 of the latest 16 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.

Salford City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 28 goals in 23 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Stockport County form and stats

Playing away, Stockport County have won 11 games, drawn 4 and suffered 8 defeats in the League Two this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Stockport as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

Stockport County's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hartlepool United that finished 1-1. The draw brought no smiles to their faces, as the team thought they should have won; with an xG score of 3.33 - .47. Midfield player Hussey was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.02/10. Hussey hit three key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Leyton Orient with the score of 3-0.

Lacking goals? 11 of this team's last 14 league rounds have had two goals or less.

The visiting Stockport County have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 33 goals from 23 games. It's not easy to score on Stockport County as they have only conceded 21 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have met earlier this season: Stockport County - Salford 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - three - four (Salford City wins - draws - Stockport County wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stockport CountyK. Wootton
K. Wootton
14 goals
Salford CityC. Hendry
C. Hendry
12 goals
Salford CityC. McAleny
C. McAleny
11 goals

Salford City missing players

Stockport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Stockport County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
46 23 6 Played P 6 23 46
22 10 3 Won W 2 11 22
9 5 0 Drew D 1 4 13
15 8 3 Lost L 3 8 11
72 28 6 Scored S 9 33 65
54 23 8 Conceded C 8 21 37
96% 96% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 96% 89%
72% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 65% 67%
46% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 48% 39%
30% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 17%
22% 4% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
54% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 48% 46%
26% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 39% 48%
24% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
4.6 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 5 5.5
4.6 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.3 3.8
1.7 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.7 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
12.8 13.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 11.5 12.8
4.3 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 4.3
37% 28% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 37% 33%
 
12 10.7 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10.4 8.7
3.4 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Stockport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stockport County have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in League Two
  • Stockport County have the the best goal difference (+28) in League Two

  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 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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  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 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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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.