- Salford City are unbeaten in their last five (W3, D2)
- Notts County are without a win in three home matches (D2, L1)
- Salford City have won two and drawn one of their last three away games (W2, D1)
Styles clash on Monday
Salford City’s head-to-head record is impeccable against Notts County, having won all five of their League Two 2025-2026 meetings, most recently beating the Dairies 2-1 in this fixture six weeks ago.
Salford also bring superior form to the fixture, having taken 3 wins and 2 draws from their last 5, while Notts County are winless in three at home.
Martin Paterson was installed as head coach by the Dairies in June 2025 and has introduced a possession-based style of play, utilising wing-backs to control the tempo and create numerical superiority.
Karl Robinson took over at Salford City in January 2024 and he’s brought a pragmatic and flexible style of playing to the club.
The Ammies are as comfortable sitting deep and picking their moment to strike as they are switching formations and counter-attacking.
These two teams appear to have contrasting styles of play, which is often a recipe for an interesting game of chess.
Notts County have scored 45 goals at home in League Two 2025-2026, an average of 1.96 per game, and there’s every chance that Salford can exploit their weaknesses on the flanks on Monday night.
Draw looks the value play
Salford City have been excellent away from home of late, claiming 2 wins and a draw from their last 3, but have conceded 27 times in 23 road games in League Two 2025-2026, so there should be opportunities for the Dairies to break through.
However, as the Ammies are unbeaten in their last 5 and have dominated this fixture, the head-to-head advantage is in their favour and there’s enough reason to think Salford can snatch something from this contest.
Notts County are narrowly favoured to win this at 79/50, with Salford slightly behind at 81/50 and the draw at a tempting 23/10.
Given Salford’s head-to-head dominance and their superior recent form, the visitors will enter Monday’s game with an added psychological edge, so the draw is our selection.
Both teams to score is very tempting at 77/100, and while we do think both teams will be positive, we’ve gone with the deadlock for the main selection.
Both sides can score
Alassana Jatta is Notts County’s main man for goals, having struck 15 times in 31 League Two games for them this season, but Nicholas Tsaroulla has also found a purple patch recently, having scored 2 of the Dairies’ last 4 in their previous 5 games.
Ryan Graydon leads the Ammies scoring charts with 11 in 46 for them this term, but Adebola Oluwo can pop up with goals on any given day, as has been proven by his 2 in his last 6 for Salford.
Luke Garbutt has given Salford a creative spark recently, providing 3 assists in the Ammies last 5.
