England - EFL League TwoThe Peninsula StadiumData current as of September 18, 2026

Salford City vs Swindon Town: match statistics

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

Game details

Salford City plays Swindon Town in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: The Peninsula Stadium.

Recent form

Salford City has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Swindon Town has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Salford City scores 1.17 goals per game and allows 1.50. Swindon Town scores 1.33 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Salford City's games and 50% of Swindon Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 83%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Salford City has the higher season xG average, 1.56 to 0.99 per game. Salford City takes 14.5 shots per game, while Swindon Town takes 7.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Salford City leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.83 goals per game after halftime. Swindon Town leads at halftime in 17% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Salford City's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). For Swindon Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.48)
(4.40)
(5.20)

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 CitySwindon Town
1.17Goals scored / game1.33
Salford CitySwindon Town
1.5Goals allowed / game1.67
Salford CitySwindon Town
60%Average possession44%
Salford CitySwindon Town
3.83Shots on target / game3.33
Salford CitySwindon Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.5Shots per game7.83
Salford CitySwindon Town
3.83Shots on target3.33
Salford CitySwindon Town
8%Shot conversion17%
Salford CitySwindon Town
60%Possession44%
Salford CitySwindon Town
1.56xG for0.99
Salford CitySwindon Town
1.48xG against1.8
Salford CitySwindon Town

Shooting quality

Salford City: DominantSwindon Town: Counter-attacking
Salford CitySwindon Town
Accuracy (shots on target)26%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.40

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.

Swindon Town is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Salford City · 1.8 pts / game - Swindon Town

Salford City
LLWWD
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
LWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Swindon Town
WLWWL
Season result split
50% W17% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-2
1.67 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 away
0-1-2
DLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.94BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Swindon Town is 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.17 goals / game - Salford City · 1.33 goals / game - Swindon Town

Salford City is 11% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Salford City · 1.67 goals / game - Swindon Town

Salford City scoring profile: very strong

Salford City scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 games), while Swindon Town keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 games).

Swindon Town scoring profile: strong

Swindon Town scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Salford City keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 games).

7Goals scored (season)8
Salford CitySwindon Town
9Goals conceded (season)10
Salford CitySwindon Town
2.67Average goals per game3
Salford CitySwindon Town
6Goals scored (last 5)8
Salford CitySwindon Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
Salford CitySwindon Town

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal50%
Salford CitySwindon Town
33%2 goals50%
Salford CitySwindon Town
17%3 goals33%
Salford CitySwindon Town
0%4 goals0%
Salford CitySwindon Town

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal83%
Salford CitySwindon Town
33%2 goals33%
Salford CitySwindon Town
33%3 goals33%
Salford CitySwindon Town
0%4 goals17%
Salford CitySwindon 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
Salford CitySwindon Town
17%BTTS in both halves0%
Salford CitySwindon Town
17%Scored in both halves33%
Salford CitySwindon Town

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Salford CitySwindon Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Salford CitySwindon Town
40%BTTS - last 560%
Salford CitySwindon 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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Salford CitySwindon Town
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Salford CitySwindon Town
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Salford CitySwindon Town

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Salford CitySwindon Town
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time83%
Salford CitySwindon Town
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Salford CitySwindon 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.

Swindon Town is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Salford City · 0.83 pts / game - Swindon Town

Salford City - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
Swindon Town - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)0.83
Salford CitySwindon Town
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Salford CitySwindon Town
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
Salford CitySwindon Town
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.17
Salford CitySwindon Town
50%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Salford CitySwindon Town
83%No goal before half-time67%
Salford CitySwindon Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per game (2nd half)1.33
Salford CitySwindon Town
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)1
Salford CitySwindon Town
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Salford CitySwindon Town
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Salford CitySwindon Town
33%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Salford CitySwindon Town
33%No goal after half-time50%
Salford CitySwindon Town

Salford City - second-half results

33% W50% D17% L
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Swindon Town - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding294%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Salford City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.60
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Swindon Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.40
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.42.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
1
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Swindon Town
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+76%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 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.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
144%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

Swindon Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
128%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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 CityLigaSwindon Town
Average goals per game 2.672.65 3.00
Both teams scored 50%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%49% 83%
Clean sheets 17%26% 17%
Goal before half-time 50%75% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%76% 83%

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

2.65
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+55%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+36%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Salford City's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Swindon Town. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Swindon Town FC
2 : 3
Salford City FC
Salford City FC
3 : 2
Swindon Town FC

FAQ

When do Salford City and Swindon Town play?

Salford City face Swindon Town on September 19, 2026 in EFL League Two at The Peninsula Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Salford City and Swindon Town?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Salford City won 2, Swindon Town won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

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

Salford City score 1.17 goals per game on average and Swindon Town 1.33. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Salford City's matches and 50% of Swindon Town's.

What form are Salford City and Swindon Town in?

Over the last 5 games Salford City have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Swindon Town 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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