Salford City vs Leeds United Match Analysis & Prediction
29/08/2023 10:00 pm
Fresh from an entertaining seven-goal victory over Ipswich Town in the Championship, Leeds United resume their EFL Cup campaign away to League Two side Salford City in the second round on Tuesday night.
While Daniel Farke’s side won 4-3 in their most recent league match, Neil Wood’s men continued their inconsistent run of form with a 2-1 defeat at home to Accrington Stanley.
Salford are yet to achieve a maximum in front of their own fans, drawing Crawley Town before being put to the sword by Accrington Stanley on Saturday.
While a record of seven points from their opening five League Two matches is hardly magnificent, 10th-placed Salford have already pulled off one giant killing in this year’s EFL Cup, eliminating second-tier side Preston North End on penalties following a 2-2 draw at Deepdale.
The Ammies first got this far in the 2020-21 campaign, but they were comfortably beaten 3-0 by a Carlo Ancelotti-led Everton team, and new ground could therefore be broken with another suprise success over Championship opposition.
Having only secured two points from their opening three Championship matches, Leeds belatedly kickstarted their bid for a Premier League homecoming at the fourth attempt, but their first-round EFL Cup performance was far from inspiring – they had to come from a goal down to defeat Shrewsbury Town 2-1.
However, that narrow victory was enough to propel Leeds into the second round for the eighth season running, and they have progressed from their most recent two ties at this stage, but their 2022-23 run then came to a swift end against Wolverhampton Wanderers in round three.
Salford City vs. Leeds United Head to head
These two teams have only previously met once in the League Cup in 2019, with Leeds United winning 3-0 on the road.
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13/08/2019Salford City0Leeds United3League Cup
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Salford City Team News
First-round hero Connor McLennan should vie for a recall alongside Callum Hendry, potentially demoting Matt Smith to the bench in the process.
Veteran defender Adrian Mariappa – a two-time FA Cup runner-up – is well-rested and will be under consideration for promotiom from the bench.
Salford City's Last 5 Matches
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08/08/2023Preston North End2Salford City2(P)League Cup
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12/08/2023Salford City1Crawley Town1League Two
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15/08/2023Grimsby Town2Salford City0League Two
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19/08/2023Tranmere Rovers3Salford City4League Two
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26/08/2023Salford City1Accrington Stanley2League Two
Leeds United Team News
Leeds lost left-back Sam Byram to an adductor injury in the win over Ipswich, and Farke has already ruled the defender out of Tuesday’s game.
Byram joins Patrick Bamford, Stuart Dallas, Liam Cooper and Junior Firpo in the well-occupied Leeds treatment room.
Leeds United's Last 5 Matches
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06/08/2023Leeds United2Cardiff City2Championship
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09/08/2023Leeds United2Shrewsbury Town1League Cup
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12/08/2023Birmingham City1Leeds United0Championship
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18/08/2023Leeds United1West Bromwich Albion1Championship
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26/08/2023Ipswich Town3Leeds United4Championship
Salford City vs. Leeds United: Odds and Predictions
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