Notts County vs Solihull Moors Predictions

• Solihull Moors have lost just one away game this season.
• The visitors have kept 7 clean sheets in their last 8 games, including away at League One leaders Wigan Athletic last time out.
• The Magpies have only kept one clean sheet at home this season.

Playoff Hopefuls Meet at Meadow Lane

Over two years on from Notts County’s first ever relegation from the Football League, the world’s oldest professional club are once again amongst the favourites to escape from non-league; having suffered playoff heartache in consecutive seasons, the Magpies sit in seventh place after a solid start to the campaign. The hosts are unbeaten in their last 6 matches, a run which followed three successive defeats in late September and early October.

Solihull Moors boss Neal Ardley, named manager of the month for October, will have a point to prove as he returns to the club which sacked him back in March. The Moors have themselves made a highly impressive start; after a mid-table finish last season, they start the afternoon one point and one place above their hosts.

Solid Solihull are Worth a Punt

Both teams impressed on trips to Football League opposition in the FA Cup first round last week, with Notts County coming from behind to earn a replay against Rochdale, and the Moors digging in for an extremely impressive draw at League One leaders Wigan Athletic.

The Moors have conceded 16 goals in 14 league games to date, but 9 of those came in heavy September defeats to Weymouth and Dagenham & Redbridge. They have been extremely solid since, keeping a remarkable 7 clean sheets in their last 8. Ardley’s team may therefore be worth a punt to deal a blow to his former employers.

The hosts certainly look worth opposing given their short price for this encounter, with a 1-0 away win seeming a solid prediction.