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Cheltenham vs Salford City

Cheltenham
3 - 2
Salford City
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Abigail Byrne 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Cheltenham 18 · Salford City 4
Referee Stats
Abigail Byrne
12 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.42
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 75%
Draws 17%
Away wins 8%
How the match was won
  • Cheltenham outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Cheltenham controlled possession (57%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Cheltenham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 33
Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
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

1.35
PPG
1.58
1.22
GF
1.21
1.43
GA
1.17
48%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
48%
39%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Cheltenham rank18th
Salford City rank4th
Cheltenham points52
Salford City points81
Cheltenham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -26
34 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cheltenham last 5 home

L L W W D
Points7/15
Weighted index36
Goals6-9
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.

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.

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

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

Cheltenham score at home78%
Cheltenham clean sheet at home26%
Salford City score away65%
Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cheltenham score first39%
Cheltenham win after scoring first67%
Salford City score first65%
Salford City win after scoring first73%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cheltenham 25% · Salford City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Cheltenham 51.7' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Cheltenham score at home1.22 vs 1.37
Cheltenham concede at home1.43 vs 1.20
Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20
Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37
Cheltenham score 11% below league average, while Salford City score level with league average.
Defensive side: Cheltenham are 19% above league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Cheltenham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
46-60 3

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
5
4
Total Shots
13
6
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
2
1
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
386
312
Passes Accurate
282
198
Passes %
73%
63%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
0'
0' B. Woodburn
6' ⚽
⚽
6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Grant
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Austerfield
14'
14' K. Harris
43' ↑↓
↑↓
43' ⇄ K. Harris
1st substitution · For: D. Udoh
48'
48' L. Garbutt
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
I. Hutchinson
Penalty
53' ↑↓
↑↓
53' ⇄ J. Austerfield
2nd substitution · For: B. Cooper
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ J. Davison
1st substitution · For: G. Miller
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ S. Sherring
2nd substitution · For: Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd
71'
71' M. Young
73'
73' I. Hutchinson
73'
73' R. Graydon
73'
73' O. Ashley
76' ⚽
⚽
76' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
Zachariah Olumide Awe
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dorrington
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Tomkinson
3rd substitution · For: Cole Deeming
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ L. Young
4th substitution · For: Harry Ashfield
84' ⚽
⚽
84' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
Harry Ashfield
Normal Goal
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ J. Thomas
5th substitution · For: G. Nurse
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ D. Udoh
3rd substitution · For: B. Woodburn
90+6' ⚽
⚽
90+6' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
G. Miller
Normal Goal · Assist: Cole Deeming

Cheltenham vs Salford City 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cheltenham beat Salford City 3-2 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Abigail Byrne.

First half: B. Woodburn received a yellow card for Salford City during the match. Salford City took an early lead at 6' when J. Grant scored, with the assist credited to J. Austerfield, making the score 0-1. K. Harris received a yellow card for Salford City at 14'. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 43', with K. Harris replacing D. Udoh.

Second half: L. Garbutt received a red card for Salford City at 48'. Cheltenham leveled the score at 51' when I. Hutchinson scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 53', with J. Austerfield replacing B. Cooper. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. Davison replacing G. Miller. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 64', with S. Sherring replacing Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd. M. Young received a yellow card for Salford City at 71'. I. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 73'. R. Graydon received a yellow card for Salford City at 73'. O. Ashley received a yellow card for Salford City at 73'. Salford City took the lead at 76' when Zachariah Olumide Awe scored, with the assist credited to A. Dorrington, making the score 1-2. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Tomkinson replacing Cole Deeming. Cheltenham made their 4th substitution at 82', with L. Young replacing Harry Ashfield. Cheltenham leveled the score at 84' when Harry Ashfield scored, making the score 2-2. Cheltenham made their 5th substitution at 88', with J. Thomas replacing G. Nurse. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 90', with D. Udoh replacing B. Woodburn. Cheltenham took the lead at 90+6' when G. Miller scored, with the assist credited to Cole Deeming, making the score 3-2.

Cheltenham used 5 substitutions while Salford City used 3 substitutions. Cheltenham got 1 yellow card, while Salford City got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Cheltenham outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Cheltenham controlled possession (57%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season
21 Feb 2026 Cheltenham vs Salford City 3 - 2 29 Aug 2025 Salford City vs Cheltenham 1 - 1
2024-2025 Season
25 Jan 2025 Cheltenham vs Salford City 2 - 1 14 Sep 2024 Salford City vs Cheltenham 2 - 1
2020-2021 Season
20 Mar 2021 Cheltenham vs Salford City 2 - 0 12 Dec 2020 Salford City vs Cheltenham 0 - 0
2019-2020 Season
14 Sep 2019 Salford City vs Cheltenham 0 - 2