Walsall vs Salford City

Walsall

1 - 0

Salford City

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ James Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Walsall 13 · Salford City 4

Referee Stats

James Oldham

11 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	45%
Draws	36%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Walsall outshot their opponent (18-6).
Salford City controlled possession (70%).
Walsall had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.26

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

1.26

PPG

1.58

1.00

1.21

1.30

1.17

48%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th

Salford City rank4th

Walsall points65

Salford City points81

Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0

21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 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.

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

Walsall last 5 home

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-9

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.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

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

Walsall score at home61%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Salford City score away65%

Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%

Walsall win after scoring first63%

Salford City score first65%

Salford City win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Salford City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20

Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37

Walsall score 27% below league average, while Salford City score level with league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

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

30%

70%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

192

481

Passes Accurate

125

375

Passes %

65%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32' ⚽

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32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Burke

Normal Goal · Assist: Jamie Jellis

37'

37' V. Harper

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ L. Warrington

1st substitution · For: B. Comley

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Adomah

2nd substitution · For: D. Kanu

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Jamie Jellis

3rd substitution · For: R. Finnigan

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Austerfield

1st substitution · For: M. Butcher

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Woodburn

2nd substitution · For: J. Bird

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Pressley

4th substitution · For: J. Matt

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Barrett

5th substitution · For: C. Clarke

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Oluwo

3rd substitution · For: T. Edwards

90+3'

90+3' B. Comley

90+3'

90+3' R. Longelo-Mbule

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

Walsall beat Salford City 1-0 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by James Oldham.

First half: Walsall took the lead at 32' when H. Burke scored, with the assist credited to Jamie Jellis, making the score 1-0. V. Harper received a yellow card for Walsall at 37'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 58', with L. Warrington replacing B. Comley. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 58', with A. Adomah replacing D. Kanu. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Jamie Jellis replacing R. Finnigan. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Austerfield replacing M. Butcher. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Woodburn replacing J. Bird. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 87', with A. Pressley replacing J. Matt. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 87', with C. Barrett replacing C. Clarke. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 87', with A. Oluwo replacing T. Edwards. B. Comley received a yellow card for Walsall at 90+3'. R. Longelo-Mbule received a yellow card for Salford City at 90+3'.

Walsall used 5 substitutions while Salford City used 3 substitutions. Walsall got 2 yellow cards, while Salford City got 1 yellow card.