Salford vs Notts County Tips & Bet Builder: League Two Playoff Final Preview
EFL pundit Gab Sutton picks his best football tips for the League Two Play-Off Final today.
Salford vs Notts County Tips
Salford City finished their league season in excellent form, winning eight of their last 12 games, and they’ve taken positivity from that into their Play-Off campaign, with a Semi-Final victory over Grimsby that was thoroughly deserved over the two legs.
Tip 1 - Salford to Win in 90 minutes - 37/20 (BetMGM)
Karl Robinson had deployed a back-three for large parts of the season, but the Liverpudlian has recently switched to a 4-4-2 with the selfless Dan Udoh partnered by Kallum Cesay, who is like a number 10 in-possession, but out-of-possession is very aggressive against defenders.
Meanwhile, Ryan Graydon breaks into goalscoring positions from the right, utilizing his experience as a goalscorer for Fleetwood, while Kelly N’Mai brings a delightful effervescence from the left with his diminutive speed, skill and agility.
Salford have a multitude of threats and their Play-Off Semi-Final performances were more compelling than those of Notts County, who relied somewhat on good defending, and excellent goalkeeping from James Belshaw.
Tip 2 - Both Teams To Score – 5/6 (Betway)
Notts County are missing key centre half Matty Platt, which may not hinder them so much when defending, because Rod McDonald has an aerial presence about him as well, but the latter isn’t as accomplished on the ball.
As such, when the Magpies build up it’s possible they could be caught out by Salford’s press, with Udoh and Cesay having the work ethic to go all game and keep Notts County honest.
If Martin Paterson’s side go long, however, they have a front-man in Alassana Jatta who can cause problems with his physicality, while in selfless target man Lee Ndlovu and nippy poacher Matty Dennis, they have excellent alternatives.
Plus, County have star loanees in Tom Iorpenda and Jayden Luker, who are showing their respective League One underperformers, Huddersfield and Luton, what they’re missing at Meadow Lane – and Jodi Jones has the pedigree to rise to the big occasion as well.
Salford might be fancied, but Notts County should get on the scoresheet.
Tip 3 - Kallum Cesay to score anytime – 6/1
In light of a difficult few weeks in his personal life, Kallum Cesay had an emotional moment with his mum after scoring the winner against Grimsby in the Semi-Final.
Playing in the Football League for the first time ever, Cesay has shown a wonderful appetite for the level, bringing a boundless energy to the Ammies, and the ability to produce some big moments as well.
Given how far up the pitch Cesay operates, the trader’s may have got this one slightly amiss, pricing him at 6/1 to score anytime, so this is an excellent opportunity to get in on a slice of genuine value.
Since returning from the sidelines as late as May, and yet still starting the Play-Off 1st leg – as if to highlight his importance in Robinson’s eyes – Cesay still scored twice across the two games and
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