Crewe Alexandra (home)
- Crewe Alexandra have been excellent at home in League Two this term with 11 wins, four draws and five losses.
- Bell’s team have been in transition this season with an academy-based approach to team selection and a possession-based style of play which puts a premium on technical ability and short passing.
- They press selectively and are usually set up in either 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formations with Josh March, who has 11 goals in 34 League Two appearances this term, leading the line.
Salford City (away)
- Robinson’s Ammies are seven points better off than Lee Bell’s Railwaymen after 40 matches in England’s fourth tier.
- Robinson’s men are in fine form with 10 wins in 20 League Two away games and they have split their last two on the road.
- Salford City’s ability to switch between vertical attacks and wing play, in possession or transition, is a key reason for their surge up the table since Robinson took over in January 2024.
Head-to-Head
Crewe Alexandra have won one, drawn one, and lost zero of their last two meetings with Salford City, winning 3-1 away eight months ago .
Key Players
Ryan Graydon is Salford’s top scorer with 10 goals in 40 League Two outings, but 3 of the Ammies’ last six have come from ex-Italy international Fabio Borini , who can be a star player on his day.
Betting Insights
- We’re going for an away win at 2.36 because Salford City are the league’s stronger side and better form with their superior goal-getters having a better opportunity to outscore the hosts.
- Crewe Alexandra concedes an average of 1.25 goals per home game in League Two, which is the same number Salford City have scored per away game.
Prediction
This should be a close match between two well-matched teams and Salford’s recent form suggests they can grind out a win.
