Stevenage look to The Lamex Stadium supporters for inspiration before Salford City match

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 25.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

A crucial game as both squads are struggling for the top spots. With Stevenage in 2nd place and Salford City placed 7th, this has all the looks of a thriling meeting. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (33) at home in League Two
  • Salford City have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in League Two

Both participants have had time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face game!

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Stevenage form and stats

Stevenage have performed here at The Lamex Stadium this season with 14 wins from 18 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. Stevenage has recorded two wins in a row here at The Lamex Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Stevenage goalkeeper Jon McCracken is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 241 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.

Stevenage shared the glory with Carlisle United (after extra-time) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. McCracken, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.45 out of 10 in that game. McCracken topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Crewe Alexandra (after extra-time).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stevenage handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The Stevenage fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Stevenage have conceded only 11 goals.

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Salford City form and stats

8-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Salford City in their League Two matches away.

Mallan and Bolton (2) scored in Salford's previous match, the home game against Doncaster Rovers (after extra-time) that ended 3-1. Bolton got a match rating of 9.01 in that game, top player of the team. Bolton scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Crewe Alexandra (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Salford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's last 12 league fixtures.

The travelling fans enjoy Salford's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 18 league matches away. Salford City have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head encounter ended Salford City - Stevenage 1-0, played this season. Data for the preceeding seven meetings between these two squads are: one win for Stevenage, zero draws and six wins for Salford City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
9 goals
Salford CityC. McAleny
C. McAleny
9 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
8 goals

Stevenage missing players

Salford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Salford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 4 18 37
19 14 3 Won W 2 8 17
10 1 1 Drew D 0 3 8
7 3 2 Lost L 2 7 12
50 33 11 Scored S 8 31 57
31 11 8 Conceded C 6 23 42
89% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
64% 56% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 70%
42% 50% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 46%
19% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 27%
11% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 19%
44% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 54%
42% 61% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 28% 30%
25% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 25% 22% 22%
 
5.2 5.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 4.6
3.5 3.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.8 4.8
1.8 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.2 14.6 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 12.2 12.8
4.5 5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 4.1
31% 37% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 41% 37%
 
8.9 7.4 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 13.9 12.5
2.3 1.6 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 3.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Salford City have the most scored goals (31) away in League Two
  • Salford City have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in League Two
  • Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stevenage have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (33) at home in League Two
  • Stevenage have the the best goal difference (+22) at home 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 36 21 10 5 48 24 19 13 5 1 27 8 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 73
2 Stevenage 36 19 10 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 18 5 9 4 17 20 19 67
3 Northampton Town 37 18 12 7 50 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 17 66
4 Carlisle United 36 18 11 7 58 35 19 10 6 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 65
5 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 50 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 60
6 Bradford City 36 16 12 8 45 32 18 7 7 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 60
7 Salford City 37 17 8 12 57 42 19 9 5 5 26 19 18 8 3 7 31 23 15 59
8 Mansfield Town 35 16 8 11 55 45 16 7 5 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 56
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 37 15 7 15 38 42 18 9 3 6 21 15 19 6 4 9 17 27 -4 52
11 Swindon Town 36 13 12 11 49 42 17 7 5 5 26 17 19 6 7 6 23 25 7 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 36 15 5 16 39 49 18 10 1 7 24 21 18 5 4 9 15 28 -10 50
13 Walsall 36 11 15 10 38 32 19 8 7 4 23 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 6 48
14 Tranmere Rovers 37 13 9 15 36 38 19 8 5 6 23 18 18 5 4 9 13 20 -2 48
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
17 AFC Wimbledon 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 6 6 6 20 20 19 4 7 8 18 23 -5 43
18 Crewe Alexandra 36 9 15 12 33 45 19 7 6 6 22 23 17 2 9 6 11 22 -12 42
19 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
20 Gillingham 36 9 11 16 23 39 17 7 4 6 13 16 19 2 7 10 10 23 -16 38
21 Colchester United 37 9 9 19 33 45 18 4 7 7 16 19 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 36
22 Crawley Town 35 8 8 19 38 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 19 1 6 12 13 31 -20 32
23 Hartlepool United 37 6 13 18 40 66 18 3 8 7 20 30 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 31
24 Rochdale 37 6 8 23 33 57 19 3 4 12 19 30 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 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 Leyton Orient 36 21 10 5 48 24 19 13 5 1 27 8 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 73
2 Stevenage 36 19 10 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 18 5 9 4 17 20 19 67
3 Northampton Town 37 18 12 7 50 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 17 66
4 Carlisle United 36 18 11 7 58 35 19 10 6 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 65
5 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 50 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 60
6 Bradford City 36 16 12 8 45 32 18 7 7 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 60
7 Salford City 37 17 8 12 57 42 19 9 5 5 26 19 18 8 3 7 31 23 15 59
8 Mansfield Town 35 16 8 11 55 45 16 7 5 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 56
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 37 15 7 15 38 42 18 9 3 6 21 15 19 6 4 9 17 27 -4 52
11 Swindon Town 36 13 12 11 49 42 17 7 5 5 26 17 19 6 7 6 23 25 7 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 36 15 5 16 39 49 18 10 1 7 24 21 18 5 4 9 15 28 -10 50
13 Walsall 36 11 15 10 38 32 19 8 7 4 23 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 6 48
14 Tranmere Rovers 37 13 9 15 36 38 19 8 5 6 23 18 18 5 4 9 13 20 -2 48
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
17 AFC Wimbledon 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 6 6 6 20 20 19 4 7 8 18 23 -5 43
18 Crewe Alexandra 36 9 15 12 33 45 19 7 6 6 22 23 17 2 9 6 11 22 -12 42
19 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
20 Gillingham 36 9 11 16 23 39 17 7 4 6 13 16 19 2 7 10 10 23 -16 38
21 Colchester United 37 9 9 19 33 45 18 4 7 7 16 19 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 36
22 Crawley Town 35 8 8 19 38 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 19 1 6 12 13 31 -20 32
23 Hartlepool United 37 6 13 18 40 66 18 3 8 7 20 30 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 31
24 Rochdale 37 6 8 23 33 57 19 3 4 12 19 30 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 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.