Salford City vs Harrogate Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Salford City played against Harrogate Town in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on December 26, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Salford City has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Harrogate Town has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Salford City scores 1.52 goals per game and allows 1.43. Harrogate Town scores 0.86 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.69 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 62% of Salford City's games and 48% of Harrogate Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 52% and 38%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Salford City has the higher season xG average, 1.66 to 1.11 per game. Salford City takes 14.3 shots per game, while Harrogate Town takes 9.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Salford City leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.76 goals per game after halftime. Harrogate Town leads at halftime in 14% and scores 0.52 after halftime.

When the teams score

Salford City's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Harrogate Town, it is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.69 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

61Possession (%)39
Salford CityHarrogate Town
24Shots9
Salford CityHarrogate Town
9Shots on target2
Salford CityHarrogate Town
2.81xG1.05
Salford CityHarrogate Town
7Corners3
Salford CityHarrogate Town
93Dangerous attacks46
Salford CityHarrogate Town
8Fouls13
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1Cards1
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.52Goals scored / game0.86
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.43Goals allowed / game1.67
Salford CityHarrogate Town
52%Average possession48%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
4.86Shots on target / game3.14
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.29Shots per game9.71
Salford CityHarrogate Town
4.86Shots on target3.14
Salford CityHarrogate Town
10.7%Shot conversion8.8%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
52%Possession48%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.66xG for1.11
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.39xG against1.7
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Shooting quality

Salford City: AttackingHarrogate Town: Balanced
Salford CityHarrogate Town
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Salford City is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Salford City · 0.4 pts / game - Harrogate Town

Salford City
LWDWW
Season result split
52% W14% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-3-7
1.71 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Harrogate Town
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
19% W24% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-12
0.81 pts / game · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LLDDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Salford City is 77% better for: goals scored per game.

1.52 goals / game - Salford City · 0.86 goals / game - Harrogate Town

Salford City is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.43 goals / game - Salford City · 1.67 goals / game - Harrogate Town

Salford City scoring profile: very strong

Salford City scores in 71% of games (15 of 21 meczów), while Harrogate Town keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 meczów).

Harrogate Town scoring profile: very strong

Harrogate Town scores in 67% of games (14 of 21 meczów), while Salford City keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 21 meczów).

32Goals scored (season)18
Salford CityHarrogate Town
30Goals conceded (season)35
Salford CityHarrogate Town
2.95Average goals per game2.52
Salford CityHarrogate Town
12Goals scored (last 5)2
Salford CityHarrogate Town
10Goals conceded (last 5)10
Salford CityHarrogate Town

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal67%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
43%2 goals14%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
29%3 goals5%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
10%4 goals0%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal81%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
43%2 goals52%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
14%3 goals29%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0%4 goals5%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time19%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
10%BTTS in both halves5%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
29%Scored in both halves5%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
80%BTTS - last 540%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
48%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Salford City is 88% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.52 pts / game - Salford City · 0.81 pts / game - Harrogate Town

Salford City - half-time state
38% leading38% draw24% trailing
Harrogate Town - half-time state
14% leading38% draw48% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.52Points per game (1st half)0.81
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.81
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.14
Salford CityHarrogate Town
57%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
43%No goal before half-time67%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per game (2nd half)0.95
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.52
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.38
Salford CityHarrogate Town
38%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
57%No goal after half-time62%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Salford City - second-half results

24% W48% D29% L
32
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.52
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 52%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Harrogate Town - second-half results

19% W38% D43% L
17
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding136%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 19%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Salford City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.60
Goals scored / game1.01.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.82.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Harrogate Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.80
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game1.20.8
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-6-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Salford City
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
6
1
16-30
4
9
31-45
6
6
46-60
1
5
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Harrogate Town
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
4
7
16-30
1
6
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
7
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.74
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Salford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Harrogate Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.41
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Salford CityLigaHarrogate Town
Average goals per game 2.952.69 2.52
Both teams scored 62%57% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%49% 38%
Clean sheets 14%24% 19%
Goal before half-time 76%71% 76%
Goal after half-time 67%77% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.69
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.26
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Harrogate TownYellow cardAnthony Dean O'Connor
  2. Harrogate TownSubstitutionOn: Warren Matthew BurrellOff: Thomas Bradbury
  3. Salford CityYellow cardRosaire Longelo-Mbule
  4. Salford CityGoalDaniel Udoh
  5. Harrogate TownSubstitutionOn: Shaun McCoulskyOff: Benjamin Jake Fox
  6. Harrogate TownSubstitutionOn: Joshua David FalkinghamOff: Kyle Jameson
  7. Salford CitySubstitutionOn: Kevin BerkoeOff: Rosaire Longelo-Mbule

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Jamie O'ConnorMatches officiated: 8
2.63Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins38%Draws13%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Salford City vs Harrogate Town?

The EFL League Two match finished Salford City 1:0 Harrogate Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Salford City vs Harrogate Town?

Salford City score 1.52 goals per game on average and Harrogate Town 0.86. The EFL League Two average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Salford City's matches and 48% of Harrogate Town's.

What form are Salford City and Harrogate Town in?

Over the last 5 games Salford City have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Harrogate Town 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Salford City vs Harrogate Town?

The statistical background for Salford City vs Harrogate Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.