Tranmere vs Salford City

Tranmere

0 - 2

Salford City

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Prenton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Eley 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Tranmere 21 · Salford City 4

Referee Stats

Richard Eley

9 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.56
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	44%
Draws	11%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-11).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Tranmere had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Tranmere (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

22 / 37

Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

0.78

PPG

1.58

0.96

1.21

1.61

1.17

43%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Tranmere rank21st

Salford City rank4th

Tranmere points41

Salford City points81

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

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.

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

Tranmere last 5 home

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals2-8

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 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.

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

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

Tranmere score at home65%

Tranmere clean sheet at home17%

Salford City score away65%

Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Tranmere score first35%

Tranmere win after scoring first38%

Salford City score first65%

Salford City win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Tranmere 14% · Salford City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Tranmere 27.0' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Tranmere score at home0.96 vs 1.37

Tranmere concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20

Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37

Tranmere score 30% below league average, while Salford City score level with league average.

Defensive side: Tranmere are 34% above league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Tranmere goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 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

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

282

327

Passes Accurate

153

213

Passes %

54%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Cesay

1st substitution · For: B. Woodburn

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Austerfield

2nd substitution · For: O. Ashley

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ D. Jones

1st substitution · For: J. Ironside

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Cooper

3rd substitution · For: Zachariah Olumide Awe

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Grant

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Graydon

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Kenneh

2nd substitution · For: Billy Blacker

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

K. N’Mai

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Garbutt

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Longelo-Mbule

4th substitution · For: M. Butcher

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Norman

3rd substitution · For: A. McGowan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ W. Tamen

4th substitution · For: J. Plant

81'

81' S. Finley

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Grant

5th substitution · For: F. Borini

90+5'

90+5' K. Dennis

Tranmere vs Salford City 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Tranmere 2-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Richard Eley. It was played at Prenton Park.

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

Second half: Salford City made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Cesay replacing B. Woodburn. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Austerfield replacing O. Ashley. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 51', with D. Jones replacing J. Ironside. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 64', with B. Cooper replacing Zachariah Olumide Awe. Salford City took the lead at 68' when J. Grant scored, with the assist credited to R. Graydon, making the score 0-1. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 72', with N. Kenneh replacing Billy Blacker. Salford City extended the lead at 75' when K. N’Mai scored, with the assist credited to L. Garbutt, making the score 0-2. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 78', with R. Longelo-Mbule replacing M. Butcher. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 79', with C. Norman replacing A. McGowan. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 79', with W. Tamen replacing J. Plant. S. Finley received a yellow card for Tranmere at 81'. Salford City made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Grant replacing F. Borini. K. Dennis received a yellow card for Tranmere at 90+5'.

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