Salford City vs Notts County
Salford City, owned by Manchester United’s Class of ‘92 – Phil and Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, are in for a big night as they take on Notts County in the FA Cup’s first round at Moor Lane tonight. The Evo-Stik League Northern Premier (7th division) side reached the first round for their first time in their 75 year history after defeating National League side Southport 2-1 at home in the last qualifying round. The game tonight will be televised, but the small ground will still be packed to the last seat, so 1400 people will come to watch the game live. Salford were promoted last season and are aiming to make that two consecutive promotions. They sit fourth in the league, nine points adrift leaders Blyth Spartans with three games in hand so things are looking good quite promising.
Notts County were tipped for promotion from League Two before the season started but have not lived up to the expectations so far. They have hit form lately though, are undefeated in four and are starting to look like the side most people expected. County boss Ricardo Moniz has promised his side will go into the clash fully prepared and will not underestimate their opponents. Alan Smith, who played with Neville, Scholes and Giggs at Manchester United, has reassured the Magpie fans the players are preparing as much as they would have for any league game.
The FA Cup is a tricky competition and there will always have its upsets, but with three divisions separating the two teams we still see value in backing Notts County tonight.
Date & Time: 6 Nov 2015 – 20.55 CEST
League: FA Cup (England)
Match: Salford City – Notts County
Pick: Notts County to win
Highest Odds: 1.70 @ WilliamHill
Stake: 15 EUR
Rating: 1/5
Result: 2-0, bet lost.
