Salford City vs Bristol Rovers

Salford City

1 - 0

Bristol Rovers

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Salford City 4 · Bristol Rovers 14

Referee Stats

Simon Mather

14 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	50%
Draws	29%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Salford City outshot their opponent (12-7).
Bristol Rovers controlled possession (55%).
Salford City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Salford City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 26

Avg: 1.46 / 1.08

Points

Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 37

Avg: 1.09 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.09

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

1.92

PPG

1.09

1.46

1.09

1.08

1.61

43%

O2.5

52%

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th

Bristol Rovers rank14th

Salford City points81

Bristol Rovers points62

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.

Bristol Rovers: #14 · 62 pts · GD -9

24 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-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.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

D W W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index71

Goals8-6

Record3-1-1

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 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%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%

Salford City clean sheet at home43%

Bristol Rovers score away70%

Bristol Rovers clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%

Salford City win after scoring first92%

Bristol Rovers score first35%

Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Bristol Rovers 31%

Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Bristol Rovers 45.3'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37

Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20

Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.20

Bristol Rovers concede away1.61 vs 1.37

Salford City score 6% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals1.75

BTTS50%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

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

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 6

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

219

281

Passes Accurate

116

159

Passes %

53%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

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8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Graydon

Normal Goal · Assist: K. N’Mai

29'

29' L. Garbutt

43'

43' H. Mnoga

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Hutchinson

1st substitution · For: E. Harrison

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Thomas

2nd substitution · For: J. Senior

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Kilgour

3rd substitution · For: T. Lockyer

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ H. Mnoga

1st substitution · For: R. Longelo-Mbule

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Austerfield

2nd substitution · For: B. Woodburn

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Forde

4th substitution · For: Y. Akhamrich

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Thompson-Sommers

5th substitution · For: K. Conteh

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Cesay

3rd substitution · For: M. Butcher

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Grant

4th substitution · For: O. Ashley

Salford City vs Bristol Rovers 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Simon Mather. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: Salford City took an early lead at 8' when R. Graydon scored, with the assist credited to K. N’Mai, making the score 1-0. L. Garbutt received a yellow card for Salford City at 29'. H. Mnoga received a yellow card for Salford City at 43'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Hutchinson replacing E. Harrison. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with L. Thomas replacing J. Senior. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 46', with A. Kilgour replacing T. Lockyer. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 70', with H. Mnoga replacing R. Longelo-Mbule. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Austerfield replacing B. Woodburn. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 70', with S. Forde replacing Y. Akhamrich. Bristol Rovers made their 5th substitution at 78', with K. Thompson-Sommers replacing K. Conteh. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with K. Cesay replacing M. Butcher. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Grant replacing O. Ashley.

Salford City used 4 substitutions while Bristol Rovers used 5 substitutions. Salford City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Salford City outshot their opponent (12-7).
Bristol Rovers controlled possession (55%).
Salford City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Salford City vs Bristol Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

24 Jan 2026 Salford City vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 27 Sep 2025 Bristol Rovers vs Salford City 2 - 1

2021-2022 Season

15 Apr 2022 Bristol Rovers vs Salford City 1 - 0 23 Nov 2021 Salford City vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1