Salford City vs Tranmere

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Humphries 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Salford City 4 · Tranmere 21
Referee Stats
10 matches · 2.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.80
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 60%
Draws 0%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Salford City outshot their opponent (27-11).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (8-4 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
Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

32 / 42
Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

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
1.00
1.46
GF
1.39
1.08
GA
1.83
43%
O2.5
65%
48%
BTTS
65%
57%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th
Tranmere rank21st
Salford City points81
Tranmere points41
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.
Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25
45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
40-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.

Tranmere last 5 away

L W D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%
Salford City clean sheet at home43%
Tranmere score away78%
Tranmere clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%
Salford City win after scoring first92%
Tranmere score first43%
Tranmere win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Tranmere 36%
Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Tranmere 35.5'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37
Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20
Tranmere score away1.39 vs 1.20
Tranmere concede away1.83 vs 1.37
Salford City score 6% above league average, while Tranmere score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Tranmere are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Tranmere goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 7
61-75 7
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
4
Total Shots
27
11
Shots off Goal
11
3
Blocked Shots
8
4
Shots Inside Box
19
7
Shots Outside Box
8
4
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
13
13
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
318
279
Passes Accurate
207
183
Passes %
65%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
48'
48' H. Mnoga
56'
56' Goal · 1-0
L. Garbutt
Penalty
57'
57' J. Ironside
1st substitution · For: J. Davison
57'
57' Charlie Jay Whitaker
2nd substitution · For: Jayden Joseph
57'
57' B. Blacker
3rd substitution · For: J. Lowe
57'
57' C. Norman
4th substitution · For: C. Jennings
64'
64' Goal · 1-1
O. Patrick
Normal Goal
71'
71' H. Mnoga
1st substitution · For: O. Ashley
71'
71' B. Cooper
2nd substitution · For: O. Turton
79'
79' M. Butcher
3rd substitution · For: B. Woodburn
81'
81' Goal · 2-1
C. Stockton
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Udoh
86'
86' P. Brough
5th substitution · For: Taylan Harris
86'
86' Goal · 3-1
O. Ashley
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Udoh
90+5'
90+5' C. Stockton
4th substitution · For: J. Austerfield

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

Salford City beat Tranmere 3-1 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Andrew Humphries. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: H. Mnoga received a yellow card for Salford City at 48'. Salford City took the lead at 56' when L. Garbutt scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Ironside replacing J. Davison. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Charlie Jay Whitaker replacing Jayden Joseph. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 57', with B. Blacker replacing J. Lowe. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 57', with C. Norman replacing C. Jennings. Tranmere leveled the score at 64' when O. Patrick scored, making the score 1-1. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 71', with H. Mnoga replacing O. Ashley. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with B. Cooper replacing O. Turton. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Butcher replacing B. Woodburn. Salford City took the lead at 81' when C. Stockton scored, with the assist credited to D. Udoh, making the score 2-1. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 86', with P. Brough replacing Taylan Harris. Salford City extended the lead at 86' when O. Ashley scored, with the assist credited to D. Udoh, making the score 3-1. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with C. Stockton replacing J. Austerfield.

Salford City used 4 substitutions while Tranmere used 5 substitutions. Salford City got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Salford City outshot their opponent (27-11).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (33.3%)
BTTS5 (41.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

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