Salford City vs Crawley Town Predictions

• Both teams have scored in 5 of Salford’s last 6 matches.
• Both teams have scored in all of Crawley’s last 6 matches.
• Salford have only lost 1 of their last 6 matches.
• Crawley have only lost 1 of their last 6 matches.

Both teams arrive in good form

Salford secured a point away at Port Vale courtesy of a 1-1 draw last weekend while Crawley beat Scunthorpe 3-1 at home, which means the gap between the two clubs in the League Two table has been reduced to just 1pt. Neither of these teams have kept many clean sheets of late but they have been finding the back of the net with regularity. Both teams have scored in five of Salford’s and all of Crawley’s last six matches, and we have backed both goalkeepers to get beaten on Saturday as well.

Both teams have only lost one of their last six matches in league and cup so confidence is bound to be high in both camps, to the point that we can see these two clubs cancelling each other out on Saturday and the game ending in a score draw. Five of Salford’s home games have ended in draws this season, while the same can be said about eight of Crawley’s away games.

Salford average 1.13 points per home game and Crawley average 0.73 points per away game, suggesting a draw could well be on the cards this weekend. 33% of Salford’s home games and 53% of Crawley’s away games have ended in stalemates, but only 33% of Salford’s game have produced over 2.5 goals which is why we have backed a final scoreline of 1-1.

The visitors have already drawn eight times on the road

53% of Salford’s home games and a massive 93% of Crawley’s away games have seen both teams score, which backs our prediction for a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The hosts score an average of 1.00 goals per home game and concede 1.27 goals while the visitors score an average of 1.27 goals per away game and concede 1.67 goals, adding further weight to our prediction of a 1-1 draw this weekend.

The hosts have only kept clean sheets in 27% of their home games while the visitors have managed to stop their opponents from scoring in just 7% of their away games, but have also only failed to score in 7% of their trips on the road. Exactly 2-goals have been scored in a rather large 40% of Salford’s home games as well as in 27% of Crawley’s away games, and we have backed that very same total to be produced this weekend as well.

We’re confident that both teams will score in Saturday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1 between the pair. Both of these teams have proven hard to beat in recent weeks and have played to a very similar standard so far this season, which is why we have backed teh pair to play out a 1-1 draw this weekend.