Radcliffe vs Stafford tips and predictions

Stafford to do well; parity beckons

The short price for Radcliffe makes them unbackable. Stafford don't look likely get the job done but they can make a match of it. With goals being far from abundant, a scoreless deadlock is the pick but it's certainly not one to get carried away with.

Both sides have reasons to be confident of keeping things tidy. Radcliffe have averaged 0.6 goals in their last 5 starts which doesn't sound good. Stafford have averaged 0.8 goals in their last 9 away campaigns.

Radcliffe are justifiable favourites and it is possible they just don't give any chances away. It is not standout value but the No BTTS bet could be sensible. And taking a look at the goal line, it's Under 1.5 picked as the best play given the prices available.

Radcliffe have drawn 6 of their last 18 matches, most recently when they drew 0-0 with South Shields last Saturday. Stafford have drawn 4 of their last 7 matches. Their most recent tied match was when they drew with Morpeth last Saturday and while any draw is the pick, a scoreline of 0-0 might be a good shout here. It's not very exciting and it feels like a match to be nervous about but the draw is food for thought. Deadlock is the pick after what will probably be a close encounter.