Salford City vs Barrow

3 - 1
🕒 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Isaac Searle 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Salford City 4 · Barrow 24
Referee Stats
6 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 50%
Draws 33%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-12).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

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
Barrow (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 44
Avg: 1.17 / 1.91

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

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
0.74
1.46
GF
1.17
1.08
GA
1.91
43%
O2.5
78%
48%
BTTS
70%
57%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th
Barrow rank24th
Salford City points81
Barrow points36
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.
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
45-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.

Barrow last 5 away

L L D L L
Points1/15
Weighted index7
Goals3-14
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%

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.578%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%
Salford City clean sheet at home43%
Barrow score away74%
Barrow clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%
Salford City win after scoring first92%
Barrow score first39%
Barrow win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Barrow 10%
Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Barrow 16.7'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37
Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20
Barrow score away1.17 vs 1.20
Barrow concede away1.91 vs 1.37
Salford City score 6% above league average, while Barrow score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Barrow are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Barrow goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
76-90+ 9
31-45 6
61-75 6
46-60 5
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
12
12
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
9
9
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
2
5
Fouls
7
8
Offsides
3
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
325
335
Passes Accurate
200
205
Passes %
62%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
20'
20' Goal · 1-0
R. Graydon
Normal Goal · Assist: Zachariah Olumide Awe
52'
52' J. Gordon
59'
59' T. Barkhuizen
1st substitution · For: C. Mahoney
59'
59' J. Earing
2nd substitution · For: E. Newby
60'
60' J. Austerfield
1st substitution · For: F. Borini
60'
60' C. Stockton
2nd substitution · For: D. Udoh
60'
60' R. Longelo-Mbule
3rd substitution · For: Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
69'
69' Goal · 2-0
F. Borini
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Graydon
71'
71' Lewis Shipley
3rd substitution · For: D. Rose
74'
74' A. MacDonald
4th substitution · For: S. Foley
74'
74' T. Walker
5th substitution · For: M. Williams
76'
76' B. Cooper
4th substitution · For: A. Oluwo
77'
77' Goal · 2-1
D. Rose
Normal Goal
83'
83' Goal · 3-1
F. Borini
Normal Goal
86'
86' M. Butcher
88'
88' R. Graydon
5th substitution · For: A. Dorrington

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

Salford City beat Barrow 3-1 on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Isaac Searle. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: Salford City took the lead at 20' when R. Graydon scored, with the assist credited to Zachariah Olumide Awe, making the score 1-0.

Second half: J. Gordon received a yellow card for Barrow at 52'. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 59', with T. Barkhuizen replacing C. Mahoney. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. Earing replacing E. Newby. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 60', with J. Austerfield replacing F. Borini. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 60', with C. Stockton replacing D. Udoh. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 60', with R. Longelo-Mbule replacing Princewill Ehibhatiomhan. Salford City extended the lead at 69' when F. Borini scored, with the assist credited to R. Graydon, making the score 2-0. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Lewis Shipley replacing D. Rose. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 74', with A. MacDonald replacing S. Foley. Barrow made their 5th substitution at 74', with T. Walker replacing M. Williams. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 76', with B. Cooper replacing A. Oluwo. Barrow reduced the deficit at 77' when D. Rose scored, making the score 2-1. Salford City extended the lead at 83' when F. Borini scored, making the score 3-1. M. Butcher received a yellow card for Salford City at 86'. Salford City made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. Graydon replacing A. Dorrington.

Salford City used 5 substitutions while Barrow used 5 substitutions. Salford City got 1 yellow card, while Barrow got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-12).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

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