Salford vs. Leeds Betting Tips: Back Gelhardt to score in Carabao Cup clash

Tuesday evening brings 19 League Cup ties for punters to get their teeth stuck into. Salford against Leeds is the game that has been chosen to be shown live on Sky Sports and we’ve provided you with our best bets which you can read more about below.

Leeds finally clicked into gear last weekend as they managed a 4-3 away win at high-flying Ipswich. Georginio Rutter, Wilfried Gnonto, Luis Sinisterra and new signing Joel Piroe all fired home for Daniel Farke’s side and for our main selection on Tuesday evening, we are backing the West Yorkshire side to Win and both teams to score.

At the time of writing, bet365 is the top-priced bookmaker on this selection with odds of 21/10 available, implying a 32% chance of success. Leeds have managed a win, two draws and one defeat so far in The Championship as they look to bounce back to the top-tier at the first attempt, but the key angle here is that they have conceded on every league outing so far, with only five sides in the division shipping more goals so far. 

In their first round tie against Shrewsbury, Leeds went a goal down and had to be rescued by two second-half goals to set up this clash with Salford. The Ammies sit tenth in the League Two table after five matches played and despite already knocking out Championship opposition in the last round after beating Preston on penalties, we think they will suffer defeat here.

Plenty of rotation is expected from Danie Farke for this Carabao Cup clash, with Joe Gelhardt expected to be one of those to be handed a place in the starting XI. Gelhardt found the net in round one in the 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury. Gelhardt let off four shots in that game, and we’d expect a similar return on Tuesday in a game where he should get plenty of chances.

With this game being shown live on Sky, Paddy Power have generously priced up the player fouls market and we think the 10/11 for Adrian Mariappa to give away one or more looks a little too big. 

On his only league start so far this season, the former Crystal Palace and Watford defender gave away two fouls. Looking back to the previous campaign, he committed a foul in six fouls in his final nine matches. Up against a tricky Leeds attack containing Luis Sinisterra. Crysensio Summerville and Joe Gelhardt, we think the Jamaican could be in for a long evening and his lack of pace may be exposed, particularly in the second half with the likes of Wilfried Gnonto coming on as a substitute. 

Combining both Joe Gelhardt to Score and Adrian Mariappa to commit 1+ foul pays 7/2. Good luck to those following and please always gamble responsibly.