ABC Tips

Olowu was on target for Salford last week as they took a narrow advantage into the second leg. The big centre-half netted his sixth goal of the campaign, and had two shots in the process.

He also had four in their final league game against Crawley, and has had at least one in each of his last five. Across the season he’s averaged 1.08 per 90 minutes, which is very decent going for a defender.

He’s their main target from corners and free-kicks, he’s incredibly athletic with a mammoth leap. He’s also got a really sharp turn of pace, which allows him to steal into goal scoring positions.

Another key factor with this bet is corners. Salford really up the ante in terms of their numbers when playing at home. They’ve averaged 4.48 away, but at home that jumps to a very hefty 6.65.

Salford have excellent set piece deliveries available too, especially with the wonderful left-foot of Luke Garbutt.

We just need him to get his head on something, and we have a winner.

This should be a fiery affair. These two have taken every chance to kick the living daylights out of each other this season. There’s been 20 yellow cards and one red across their three meetings, with this selection landing in two of the three.

The only letdown to that was the first leg, as Chesterfield received one card. However, with County drawing 2.70 on average at home and The Spireites chasing, that shouldn’t be an issue.

Of course, this is a high stakes game. Only put more on the edge by the man in the middle - Thomas Parsons.

He may be a name unfamiliar to many, but he’s a very card happy referee. He’s dished out 33 yellows and two reds in nine League Two games this season. If you argue with him, he books you. He’s not a fan of communicating with the players, and would sooner brandish a card than explain his decision. 

He refereed Chesterfield earlier in the season when they drew 3-3 with Accrington, he dished out eight cards that day.