Grimsby vs Salford City

Grimsby

3 - 1

Salford City

🕒 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Salford City 4

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

13 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.15
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	38%
Draws	15%
Away wins	46%

How the match was won

Salford City outshot their opponent (7-12).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Salford City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 28

Avg: 1.21 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

1.58

1.75

1.21

1.00

1.17

52%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Salford City rank4th

Grimsby points78

Salford City points81

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 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.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Grimsby last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals14-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Salford City score away65%

Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Salford City score first65%

Salford City win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Salford City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20

Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Salford City score level with league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

279

Passes Accurate

217

178

Passes %

66%

64%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ↑↓

↑↓

16' ⇄ K. N’Mai

1st substitution · For: C. Stockton

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Vernam

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Vernam

Normal Goal

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ B. Woodburn

2nd substitution · For: O. Ashley

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Burns

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Dorrington

3rd substitution · For: O. Turton

50'

50' O. Ashley

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

C. Stockton

Normal Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ O. Ashley

4th substitution · For: F. Borini

59'

59' J. Austerfield

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell

1st substitution · For: A. Cook

61'

61' C. Stockton

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. Khouri

2nd substitution · For: G. McEachran

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ H. Rodgers

3rd substitution · For: R. Staunton

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Vernam

4th substitution · For: J. Kabia

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ G. Turi

5th substitution · For: J. Walker

90'

90' J. Grant

90+5'

90+5' J. Walker

90+6'

90+6' M. Kacurri

Grimsby vs Salford City 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Salford City 3-1 on Tuesday, 03 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ross Joyce. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: Salford City made their 1st substitution at 16', with K. N’Mai replacing C. Stockton. Grimsby took the lead at 33' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to C. Vernam, making the score 1-0. Grimsby extended the lead at 39' when C. Vernam scored, making the score 2-0. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 39', with B. Woodburn replacing O. Ashley. Grimsby extended the lead at 42' when Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell scored, with the assist credited to D. Burns, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 46', with A. Dorrington replacing O. Turton. O. Ashley received a yellow card for Salford City at 50'. Salford City reduced the deficit at 53' when C. Stockton scored, making the score 3-1. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 56', with O. Ashley replacing F. Borini. J. Austerfield received a yellow card for Salford City at 59'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 60', with Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell replacing A. Cook. C. Stockton received a yellow card for Salford City at 61'. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 70', with E. Khouri replacing G. McEachran. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 70', with H. Rodgers replacing R. Staunton. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Vernam replacing J. Kabia. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 77', with G. Turi replacing J. Walker. J. Grant received a yellow card for Salford City at 90'. J. Walker received a yellow card for Grimsby at 90+5'. M. Kacurri received a yellow card for Grimsby at 90+6'.

Grimsby used 5 substitutions while Salford City used 4 substitutions. Grimsby got 2 yellow cards, while Salford City got 4 yellow cards.