Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Accrington
Match Time & Date:
01/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-0
Salford
Following a 1-1 draw with Barrow, Accrington will look to stay in the playoffs race when they face Salford in the first game of 2024. The Accy Stanley have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Walsall 2-1, losing to Harrogate, while sharing the spoils with Barrow. Accrington are eyeing their eighth home win of the process, but they will have to showcase their quality on the field. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team.
The Lions, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team losing each of their last three league matches and that is the probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the home side this time out. Junior Luamba is likely to return to Salford’s starting XI after the forward came as a substitute in the defeat to the Mariners.
Highlighted Player (Conor McAleny):
Conor McAleny is a product of Everton youth academy, joining the club from Merseyside in 2003 at the age of 11. Despite the fact that his main position is centre-forward, McAleny is used as both second striker and left winger as well. McAleny did spend his youth career at Goodison Park, but it has to be noted that he made no more than two appearances for the Toffees at senior level.
The English attacker, who was born in Whiston on August 12, 1992, made his first-team debut in a 1-0 Premier League loss to Arsenal on December, 2011. Conor McAleny played for the likes of Scunthorpe United, Brentford, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Oxford United before signing a deal with Fleetwood Town.
The right-footed striker spent the second half of the 2018/2019 season on loan at Kilmarnock, scoring 3 goals in 11 appearances for the club in the Scottish Premier League.
Highlighted Team (Accrington):
Founded back in 1891 and reformed in 1968, Accrington Stanley are an English football club that compete in the League One. The original team competed in the Football League from 1921 to 1962, spending the last four seasons in Lancashire Combination.
The Accy are well known for their red home kit, whilst they wear sky blue shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. The League One side play their home games at Crown Ground, the stadium which can hold up to 5,450 spectators (3,100 seated). Accrington have been playing at Crown Ground since 1970.
Listed as the all-time favourite player amongst fans, Chris Grimshaw is one of the most famous Accrington Stanley footballers. However, George Stewart is the team’s top scorer, netting 136 goals in total from 1954 to 1958. It has to be noted that the Accy have yet to represent England in European competitions.
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