Salford City vs Accrington ST

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Salford City 4 · Accrington ST 16
Referee Stats
9 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 22%
Draws 22%
Away wins 56%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Accrington ST controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Salford City (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 26
Avg: 1.46 / 1.08

Points

46
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

5
Accrington ST (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 0.87 / 1.35

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
0.91
1.46
GF
0.87
1.08
GA
1.35
43%
O2.5
39%
48%
BTTS
39%
57%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th
Accrington ST rank16th
Salford City points81
Accrington ST points53
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.
Accrington ST: #16 · 53 pts · GD -11
33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Salford City last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals8-2
Record4-1-0
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.

Accrington ST last 5 away

L D L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index9
Goals3-11
Record0-1-4
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Accrington ST trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%
Salford City clean sheet at home43%
Accrington ST score away52%
Accrington ST clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%
Salford City win after scoring first92%
Accrington ST score first35%
Accrington ST win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Accrington ST 0%
Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Accrington ST 30.1'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37
Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20
Accrington ST score away0.87 vs 1.20
Accrington ST concede away1.35 vs 1.37
Salford City score 6% above league average, while Accrington ST score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Accrington ST are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Salford City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
0-15 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
16-30 0

Accrington ST goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 7
61-75 6
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
10
12
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
5
7
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
20
13
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
272
328
Passes Accurate
155
204
Passes %
57%
62%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
11'
11' L. Coyle
23'
23' Goal · 1-0
B. Woodburn
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Harris
27'
27' Goal · 2-0
L. Garbutt
Normal Goal
43'
43' L. Garbutt
43'
43' D. Matthews
46'
46' K. Mooney
1st substitution · For: T. Walton
54'
54' T. Walton
68'
68' J. Bauress
2nd substitution · For: S. Conneely
69'
69' C. Brown
3rd substitution · For: C. Caton
70'
70' J. Bird
1st substitution · For: C. Stockton
77'
77' J. Woods
4th substitution · For: A. Popoola
85'
85' Goal · 2-1
T. Walton
Penalty
89'
89' B. Woodburn
2nd substitution · For: T. Edwards
89'
89' R. Longelo-Mbule
3rd substitution · For: Kyrell Malcolm

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

Salford City beat Accrington ST 2-1 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Matthew Corlett. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: L. Coyle received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 11'. Salford City took the lead at 23' when B. Woodburn scored, with the assist credited to K. Harris, making the score 1-0. Salford City extended the lead at 27' when L. Garbutt scored, making the score 2-0. L. Garbutt received a yellow card for Salford City at 43'. D. Matthews received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 43'.

Second half: Accrington ST made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Mooney replacing T. Walton. T. Walton received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 54'. Accrington ST made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Bauress replacing S. Conneely. Accrington ST made their 3rd substitution at 69', with C. Brown replacing C. Caton. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Bird replacing C. Stockton. Accrington ST made their 4th substitution at 77', with J. Woods replacing A. Popoola. Accrington ST reduced the deficit at 85' when T. Walton scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 89', with B. Woodburn replacing T. Edwards. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 89', with R. Longelo-Mbule replacing Kyrell Malcolm.

Salford City used 3 substitutions while Accrington ST used 4 substitutions. Salford City got 1 yellow card, while Accrington ST got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Accrington ST controlled possession (55%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

Salford City vs Accrington ST Head-to-Head History by Season