Swindon Town vs Salford City

2 - 3

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Nigel Eady County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Charles Breakspear 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Swindon Town 9 · Salford City 4

Referee Stats

Charles Breakspear

7 matches · 4.29 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.29
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	14%
Draws	43%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Swindon Town outshot their opponent (14-9).
Swindon Town controlled possession (60%).
Swindon Town had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27

Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Salford City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 28

Avg: 1.21 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.58

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

1.70

PPG

1.58

1.65

1.21

1.17

61%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th

Salford City rank4th

Swindon Town points75

Salford City points81

Swindon Town: #9 · 75 pts · GD +11

11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Swindon Town last 5 home

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-8

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 last 5 away

D W L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals3-3

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Swindon Town score at home87%

Swindon Town clean sheet at home26%

Salford City score away65%

Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first35%

Swindon Town win after scoring first75%

Salford City score first65%

Salford City win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 54% · Salford City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 34.8' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home1.65 vs 1.37

Swindon Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20

Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37

Swindon Town score 20% above league average, while Salford City score level with league average.

Defensive side: Swindon Town are 3% below league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

Salford City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

451

291

Passes Accurate

325

181

Passes %

72%

62%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

O. Turton

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Garbutt

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

K. N’Mai

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Graydon

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Joel McGregor

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Wright

39'

39' J. Austerfield

56'

56' J. Snowdon

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Snowdon

1st substitution · For: M. Olakigbe

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ T. Nichols

2nd substitution · For: Aidan Borland

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ O. Palmer

3rd substitution · For: F. Holman

65'

65' B. Cooper

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Austerfield

1st substitution · For: B. Woodburn

67'

67' L. Garbutt

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Cesay

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Udoh

73'

73' B. Woodburn

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ R. Tafazolli

4th substitution · For: Filozofe Mabete

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Wilson-Brown

5th substitution · For: B. Kirkman

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

A. Drinan

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Holman

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Grant

2nd substitution · For: M. Butcher

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ O. Turton

3rd substitution · For: Zachariah Olumide Awe

87'

87' W. Wright

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ K. N’Mai

4th substitution · For: R. Longelo-Mbule

Swindon Town vs Salford City 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Swindon Town 3-2 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Charles Breakspear. It was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground.

First half: Salford City took the lead at 24' when O. Turton scored, with the assist credited to L. Garbutt, making the score 0-1. Salford City extended the lead at 31' when K. N’Mai scored, with the assist credited to R. Graydon, making the score 0-2. Swindon Town reduced the deficit at 35' when Joel McGregor scored, with the assist credited to W. Wright, making the score 1-2. J. Austerfield received a yellow card for Salford City at 39'.

Second half: J. Snowdon received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 56'. Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Snowdon replacing M. Olakigbe. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 64', with T. Nichols replacing Aidan Borland. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 64', with O. Palmer replacing F. Holman. B. Cooper received a yellow card for Salford City at 65'. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Austerfield replacing B. Woodburn. L. Garbutt received a yellow card for Salford City at 67'. Salford City extended the lead at 72' when K. Cesay scored, with the assist credited to D. Udoh, making the score 1-3. B. Woodburn received a yellow card for Salford City at 73'. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 74', with R. Tafazolli replacing Filozofe Mabete. Swindon Town made their 5th substitution at 74', with T. Wilson-Brown replacing B. Kirkman. Swindon Town reduced the deficit at 77' when A. Drinan scored, with the assist credited to F. Holman, making the score 2-3. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 82', with J. Grant replacing M. Butcher. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with O. Turton replacing Zachariah Olumide Awe. W. Wright received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 87'. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 90', with K. N’Mai replacing R. Longelo-Mbule.

Swindon Town used 5 substitutions while Salford City used 4 substitutions. Swindon Town got 2 yellow cards, while Salford City got 4 yellow cards.