Barrow vs Salford City

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🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Herczeg 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Barrow 24 · Salford City 4
Referee Stats
2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 0%
Draws 50%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-13).
  • Barrow controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11
Salford City (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-2-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 28
Avg: 1.21 / 1.17

Points

38
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.83
PPG
1.58
0.78
GF
1.21
1.48
GA
1.17
48%
O2.5
43%
43%
BTTS
48%
22%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th
Salford City rank4th
Barrow points36
Salford City points81
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
Salford City: #4 · 81 pts · GD +10
5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals7-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Salford City last 5 away

D W L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals3-3
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%
Barrow clean sheet at home17%
Salford City score away65%
Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%
Barrow win after scoring first60%
Salford City score first65%
Salford City win after scoring first73%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Salford City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37
Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20
Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20
Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37
Barrow score 43% below league average, while Salford City score level with league average.
Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 0

Salford City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 7
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
9
13
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
10
9
Offsides
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
399
293
Passes Accurate
281
194
Passes %
70%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
11'
11' Goal · 0-1
D. Udoh
Normal Goal · Assist: K. N’Mai
15'
15' A. Oluwo
20'
20' Goal · 1-1
I. Fletcher
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Whitfield
57'
57' M. Williams
58'
58' C. Stockton
1st substitution · For: F. Borini
59'
59' A. Oluwo
2nd substitution · For: B. Cooper
69'
69' R. Longelo-Mbule
3rd substitution · For: K. Berkoe
70'
70' J. Austerfield
4th substitution · For: M. Butcher
78'
78' R. Harper
1st substitution · For: E. Newby
80'
80' C. Raglan
81'
81' I. Fletcher
2nd substitution · For: I. Cameron
81'
81' S. Smith
3rd substitution · For: C. Mahoney
83'
83' Goal · 1-2
K. N’Mai
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Udoh

Barrow vs Salford City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Barrow 2-1 on Thursday, 01 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Adam Herczeg. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: Salford City took the lead at 11' when D. Udoh scored, with the assist credited to K. N’Mai, making the score 0-1. A. Oluwo received a yellow card for Salford City at 15'. Barrow leveled the score at 20' when I. Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to B. Whitfield, making the score 1-1.

Second half: M. Williams received a yellow card for Barrow at 57'. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 58', with C. Stockton replacing F. Borini. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with A. Oluwo replacing B. Cooper. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 69', with R. Longelo-Mbule replacing K. Berkoe. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 70', with J. Austerfield replacing M. Butcher. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 78', with R. Harper replacing E. Newby. C. Raglan received a yellow card for Barrow at 80'. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 81', with I. Fletcher replacing I. Cameron. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. Smith replacing C. Mahoney. Salford City took the lead at 83' when K. N’Mai scored, with the assist credited to D. Udoh, making the score 1-2.

Barrow used 3 substitutions while Salford City used 4 substitutions. Barrow got 2 yellow cards, while Salford City got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-13).
  • Barrow controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins0
Draws5
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Barrow vs Salford City Head-to-Head History by Season