Stevenage vs Salford City match preview: Even contest expected at The Lamex Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

Stevenage have some lost ground to recover from their 22nd position, and the job starts against Salford City. Read more!

Insights:
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (21) away in League Two

Stevenage can neither be promoted or relegated from League Two. For Salford City most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This looks to be an engrossing game with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Stevenage form and stats

8-6-8 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Stevenage so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Stevenage bring valid hopes of a third.

No payout for Stevenage in their previous match, an away game at Carlisle United that ended in defeat 1-2. Prosser was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.15 out of 10. The defender Prosser hit the woodwork once and won 6 of 7 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Mansfield Town (0-2).

Stevenage has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. On the other hand, Stevenage have conceded 28 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Salford City form and stats

Playing away, Salford City, who have the fewest conceded goals (21) away in League Two, have won 9 games, drawn 4 and suffered 9 defeats in the League Two this season.

Salford City's last game was the home draw against Mansfield Town (2-2). Lund got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Lund scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.

Prior to that result Salford City won their away game at Oldham Athletic. The scoreline was 2-1.

The visiting Salford have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 22 games. It's not easy to score on Salford City as they have only conceded 21 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged meeting involving both these sides is the Salford City - Stevenage 1-0 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Stevenage zero wins, zero draws and Salford City five victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
13 goals
Salford CityB. Thomas-Asante
B. Thomas-Asante
11 goals
StevenageE. List
E. List
8 goals

Stevenage missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Salford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
10 8 4 Won W 4 9 19
14 6 1 Drew D 2 4 13
21 8 2 Lost L 1 9 13
41 25 9 Scored S 11 25 58
66 28 5 Conceded C 5 21 42
91% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
73% 73% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 76%
42% 41% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 36% 40%
22% 23% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 11%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 2%
40% 41% 29% BTTS BTTS 57% 45% 49%
27% 32% 43% Clean Sheets C S 43% 41% 38%
42% 32% 43% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 22%
 
4.8 5 5.9 Corners for (avg) C F 3.9 3.9 4.3
5 4.4 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.1 5.3 4.8
1.4 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.8 2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
11.1 12.1 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 10.3 11.8
3.5 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.9 3.7 4.2
26% 28% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 30% 31%
 
13 12.6 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 12.9 12.3
4 3.7 3.1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.1 3.6 3.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (21) away 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 Exeter City 45 23 15 7 65 40 22 14 6 2 37 18 23 9 9 5 28 22 25 84
2 Forest Green Rovers 45 23 14 8 73 42 23 14 4 5 34 18 22 9 10 3 39 24 31 83
3 Northampton Town 45 22 11 12 57 37 23 13 5 5 32 15 22 9 6 7 25 22 20 77
4 Bristol Rovers 45 22 11 12 64 49 22 13 4 5 31 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 15 77
5 Mansfield Town 45 22 10 13 65 50 22 15 3 4 38 22 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 76
6 Port Vale 45 21 12 12 66 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 22 10 6 6 31 24 20 75
7 Swindon Town 45 21 11 13 74 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 22 12 4 6 39 29 20 74
8 Sutton United 45 21 10 14 67 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 22 7 5 10 29 33 14 73
9 Tranmere Rovers 45 20 12 13 52 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 22 4 9 9 16 24 12 72
10 Salford City 45 19 13 13 58 42 23 10 9 4 33 21 22 9 4 9 25 21 16 70
11 Newport County 45 19 12 14 67 56 22 9 6 7 40 29 23 10 6 7 27 27 11 69
12 Crawley Town 45 17 9 19 53 63 23 9 6 8 28 29 22 8 3 11 25 34 -10 60
13 Leyton Orient 45 14 16 15 62 46 22 9 5 8 36 21 23 5 11 7 26 25 16 58
14 Bradford City 45 13 16 16 51 55 22 5 10 7 27 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -4 55
15 Walsall 45 14 12 19 47 57 22 10 5 7 30 26 23 4 7 12 17 31 -10 54
16 Hartlepool United 45 14 12 19 44 62 22 9 7 6 24 24 23 5 5 13 20 38 -18 54
17 Harrogate Town 45 14 11 20 64 73 22 6 7 9 32 34 23 8 4 11 32 39 -9 53
18 Carlisle United 45 14 11 20 39 60 23 8 7 8 19 23 22 6 4 12 20 37 -21 53
19 Colchester United 45 13 13 19 46 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 22 7 4 11 21 32 -14 52
20 Rochdale 45 11 17 17 49 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 22 4 6 12 21 36 -10 50
21 Barrow 45 10 14 21 43 54 22 5 9 8 24 25 23 5 5 13 19 29 -11 44
22 Stevenage 45 10 14 21 41 66 22 8 6 8 25 28 23 2 8 13 16 38 -25 44
23 Oldham Athletic 45 9 10 26 43 72 22 5 3 14 26 39 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 37
24 Scunthorpe United 45 4 14 27 29 83 23 3 7 13 15 36 22 1 7 14 14 47 -54 26

Salford City:
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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 Exeter City 45 23 15 7 65 40 22 14 6 2 37 18 23 9 9 5 28 22 25 84
2 Forest Green Rovers 45 23 14 8 73 42 23 14 4 5 34 18 22 9 10 3 39 24 31 83
3 Northampton Town 45 22 11 12 57 37 23 13 5 5 32 15 22 9 6 7 25 22 20 77
4 Bristol Rovers 45 22 11 12 64 49 22 13 4 5 31 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 15 77
5 Mansfield Town 45 22 10 13 65 50 22 15 3 4 38 22 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 76
6 Port Vale 45 21 12 12 66 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 22 10 6 6 31 24 20 75
7 Swindon Town 45 21 11 13 74 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 22 12 4 6 39 29 20 74
8 Sutton United 45 21 10 14 67 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 22 7 5 10 29 33 14 73
9 Tranmere Rovers 45 20 12 13 52 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 22 4 9 9 16 24 12 72
10 Salford City 45 19 13 13 58 42 23 10 9 4 33 21 22 9 4 9 25 21 16 70
11 Newport County 45 19 12 14 67 56 22 9 6 7 40 29 23 10 6 7 27 27 11 69
12 Crawley Town 45 17 9 19 53 63 23 9 6 8 28 29 22 8 3 11 25 34 -10 60
13 Leyton Orient 45 14 16 15 62 46 22 9 5 8 36 21 23 5 11 7 26 25 16 58
14 Bradford City 45 13 16 16 51 55 22 5 10 7 27 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -4 55
15 Walsall 45 14 12 19 47 57 22 10 5 7 30 26 23 4 7 12 17 31 -10 54
16 Hartlepool United 45 14 12 19 44 62 22 9 7 6 24 24 23 5 5 13 20 38 -18 54
17 Harrogate Town 45 14 11 20 64 73 22 6 7 9 32 34 23 8 4 11 32 39 -9 53
18 Carlisle United 45 14 11 20 39 60 23 8 7 8 19 23 22 6 4 12 20 37 -21 53
19 Colchester United 45 13 13 19 46 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 22 7 4 11 21 32 -14 52
20 Rochdale 45 11 17 17 49 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 22 4 6 12 21 36 -10 50
21 Barrow 45 10 14 21 43 54 22 5 9 8 24 25 23 5 5 13 19 29 -11 44
22 Stevenage 45 10 14 21 41 66 22 8 6 8 25 28 23 2 8 13 16 38 -25 44
23 Oldham Athletic 45 9 10 26 43 72 22 5 3 14 26 39 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 37
24 Scunthorpe United 45 4 14 27 29 83 23 3 7 13 15 36 22 1 7 14 14 47 -54 26

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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.