ENGLISH LEAGUE TWO BETTING PREVIEW - ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS SALFORD CITY

English League Two

2026-02-05 - Accrington Stanley vs Salford City

A Sports Betting Preview by ArmchairPunter

Accrington Stanley v Salford City
Football : England: League Two
Venue: The Crown Ground
Thursday 5th January 2026, 2000hrs (GMT)

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Accrington Stanley will head into Thursday night’s League Two encounter with Salford City with renewed confidence as the hosts have collected recent back-to-back wins against Newport County and Cheltenham Town in 4-1 and 3-1 wins respectively.

John Doolan’s side will therefore be seeking a third league victory on the trot when they once again hold home advantage at their Crown Ground on Thursday night and having slipped to just a single loss in their previous seven league matches, Stanley look a decent proposition for this upcoming fixture.

A reasonable looking home record of 7-3-4 19/13 suggests the hosts may be a tough opponent for high-flying Salford City despite the visitors currently sitting in 3rd place in the League Two table.

Salford City also picked up all three points in last weekend’s action in the English fourth tier as The Ammies registered a 2-0 win away from home at Tranmere Rovers which in turn made it just one loss in their last 12 matches in all competitions.

That loss came in the form of a 1-0 defeat at home to Chesterfield but Karl Robinson’s side have also collected no fewer than nine wins within this 12-match period as well, thus also making the visitors a potentially tough opponent.

Salford City have slipped to a few defeats on their travels though so far in this season’s League Two campaign as the visitors possess an away record of 8-1-5 20/17 to date.

The Betting Verdict

Both sides have been in solid form in recent times but Accrington Stanley with the handicap looks the best option here.

The Pick :

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Salford City

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Accrington Stanley AH+0.5 at odds of 1.65 with Bet365