Salford City vs Crewe

Salford City

1 - 3

Crewe

🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Hair 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Salford City 4 · Crewe 11

Referee Stats

Neil Hair

10 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.80
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	30%
Home wins	30%
Draws	40%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Crewe outshot their opponent (11-22).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Crewe had the sharper finishing (5-10 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

Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30

Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.13

1.46

1.30

1.08

1.30

43%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th

Crewe rank11th

Salford City points81

Crewe points67

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.

Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6

19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

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%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%

Salford City clean sheet at home43%

Crewe score away65%

Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%

Salford City win after scoring first92%

Crewe score first26%

Crewe win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Crewe 36%

Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37

Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20

Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20

Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37

Salford City score 6% above league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.80 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

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

277

257

Passes Accurate

177

151

Passes %

64%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Harris

Own Goal

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Harris

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Cesay

34'

34' T. Edwards

38'

38' J. Connolly

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Thomas

Normal Goal · Assist: J. March

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

C. Thomas

Normal Goal

45+3'

45+3' J. Grant

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Stockton

1st substitution · For: J. Bird

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ T. Edwards

2nd substitution · For: L. Ayina

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Longelo-Mbule

3rd substitution · For: K. N’Mai

66'

66' T. O'Reilly

69'

69' K. Cesay

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Woodburn

4th substitution · For: Kyrell Malcolm

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. O'Reilly

1st substitution · For: E. Tezgel

81'

81' L. Ayina

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. March

2nd substitution · For: L. Moult

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Calum Agius

3rd substitution · For: C. Finney

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ M. Sanders

4th substitution · For: J. Powell

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

Crewe beat Salford City 3-1 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Neil Hair. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: Crewe took an early lead at 8' when K. Harris scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. Salford City leveled the score at 16' when K. Harris scored, with the assist credited to K. Cesay, making the score 1-1. T. Edwards received a yellow card for Salford City at 34'. J. Connolly received a yellow card for Crewe at 38'. Crewe took the lead at 41' when C. Thomas scored, with the assist credited to J. March, making the score 1-2. Crewe extended the lead at 45' when C. Thomas scored, making the score 1-3. J. Grant received a yellow card for Salford City at 45+3'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Stockton replacing J. Bird. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with T. Edwards replacing L. Ayina. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with R. Longelo-Mbule replacing K. N’Mai. T. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Crewe at 66'. K. Cesay received a yellow card for Salford City at 69'. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 70', with B. Woodburn replacing Kyrell Malcolm. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 80', with T. O'Reilly replacing E. Tezgel. L. Ayina received a yellow card for Salford City at 81'. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 84', with J. March replacing L. Moult. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with Calum Agius replacing C. Finney. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with M. Sanders replacing J. Powell.

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