England - EFL League TwoData current as of September 12, 2026

Salford City vs Walsall: match statistics

Salford City crest
Salford City
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Walsall crest
Walsall
145%(1.80)
X30%(3.60)
225%(4.60)

Salford City sits higher in the table (6th place) and presents solid home form with a 53% home win rate. The hosts score an average of 1.47 goals per home game with an xG of 1.86, indicating the potential for better results. Walsall has a decent away record (47% win rate), however, the recent form of both teams is poor – Salford won 2 of their last 5 matches, and Walsall only 1 of 5. The key factor is Salford's advantage in possession (52% vs 38%) and a higher number of shots on target (5.35 vs 3.59), giving the hosts an edge in creating chances. Walsall has a better shot conversion rate (14% vs 9%), but their lower xG (1.2 vs 1.86) suggests lower quality of chances. Taking all factors into account, I predict a home win, although a draw remains a viable option given the similar recent results of both teams.

Salford City vs Walsall: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Salford City played against Walsall in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on March 10, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Salford City has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Walsall has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Salford City scores 1.40 goals per game and allows 1.31. Walsall scores 1.23 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 54% of Salford City's games and 51% of Walsall's. The Over 2.5 rates are 49% and 43%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Salford City has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.28 per game. Salford City takes 14.1 shots per game, while Walsall takes 10.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Salford City leads at halftime in 37% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Walsall leads at halftime in 37% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Salford City's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (13 goals). For Walsall, it is minutes 31-45+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Salford City sits higher in the table (6th place) and presents solid home form with a 53% home win rate. The hosts score an average of 1.47 goals per home game with an xG of 1.86, indicating the potential for better results. Walsall has a decent away record (47% win rate), however, the recent form of both teams is poor – Salford won 2 of their last 5 matches, and Walsall only 1 of 5. The key factor is Salford's advantage in possession (52% vs 38%) and a higher number of shots on target (5.35 vs 3.59), giving the hosts an edge in creating chances. Walsall has a better shot conversion rate (14% vs 9%), but their lower xG (1.2 vs 1.86) suggests lower quality of chances. Taking all factors into account, I predict a home win, although a draw remains a viable option given the similar recent results of both teams.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

50Possession (%)50
Salford CityWalsall
6Shots7
Salford CityWalsall
2Shots on target1
Salford CityWalsall
0.87xG0.79
Salford CityWalsall
11Corners2
Salford CityWalsall
47Dangerous attacks37
Salford CityWalsall
11Fouls7
Salford CityWalsall
1Cards1
Salford CityWalsall

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 CityWalsall
1.4Goals scored / game1.23
Salford CityWalsall
1.31Goals allowed / game1.11
Salford CityWalsall
50%Average possession40%
Salford CityWalsall
4.6Shots on target / game3.74
Salford CityWalsall

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.11Shots per game10.74
Salford CityWalsall
4.6Shots on target3.74
Salford CityWalsall
9.9%Shot conversion11.4%
Salford CityWalsall
50%Possession40%
Salford CityWalsall
1.63xG for1.28
Salford CityWalsall
1.32xG against1.35
Salford CityWalsall

Shooting quality

Salford City: AttackingWalsall: Balanced
Salford CityWalsall
Accuracy (shots on target)33%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.33

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 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Salford City · 0.8 pts / game - Walsall

Salford City
LLWLW
Season result split
51% W11% D37% L
Season (W-D-L)
18-4-13
1.66 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-3-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Walsall
DLWLL
Season result split
43% W23% D34% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-8-12
1.51 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
8-5-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.4 goals / game - Salford City · 1.23 goals / game - Walsall

Walsall is 18% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.31 goals / game - Salford City · 1.11 goals / game - Walsall

Salford City scoring profile: very strong

Salford City scores in 74% of games (26 of 35 meczów), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 35 meczów).

Walsall scoring profile: strong

Walsall scores in 69% of games (24 of 35 meczów), while Salford City keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 35 meczów).

49Goals scored (season)43
Salford CityWalsall
46Goals conceded (season)39
Salford CityWalsall
2.71Average goals per game2.34
Salford CityWalsall
7Goals scored (last 5)5
Salford CityWalsall
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Salford CityWalsall

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal69%
Salford CityWalsall
40%2 goals34%
Salford CityWalsall
20%3 goals14%
Salford CityWalsall
6%4 goals6%
Salford CityWalsall

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal74%
Salford CityWalsall
40%2 goals34%
Salford CityWalsall
17%3 goals3%
Salford CityWalsall
0%4 goals0%
Salford CityWalsall

* 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.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time17%
Salford CityWalsall
9%BTTS in both halves3%
Salford CityWalsall
26%Scored in both halves23%
Salford CityWalsall

BTTS and goal count

49%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Salford CityWalsall
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Salford CityWalsall
60%BTTS - last 560%
Salford CityWalsall

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Salford CityWalsall
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Salford CityWalsall
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Salford CityWalsall

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Salford CityWalsall
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
Salford CityWalsall
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Salford CityWalsall

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 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.51 pts / game - Salford City · 1.43 pts / game - Walsall

Salford City - half-time state
37% leading40% draw23% trailing
Walsall - half-time state
37% leading31% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.51Points per game (1st half)1.43
Salford CityWalsall
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Salford CityWalsall
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Salford CityWalsall
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.14
Salford CityWalsall
60%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Salford CityWalsall
49%No goal before half-time54%
Salford CityWalsall

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per game (2nd half)1.29
Salford CityWalsall
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Salford CityWalsall
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Salford CityWalsall
1.46Average goals (2nd half)1.2
Salford CityWalsall
49%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Salford CityWalsall
51%No goal after half-time54%
Salford CityWalsall

Salford City - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
53
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.51
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 51%. 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.

Walsall - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
50
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 43%. 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 game2.001.40
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Walsall - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
9
5
0-15
7
2
16-30
8
13
31-45
7
10
46-60
5
5
61-75
13
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Walsall
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
6
7
16-30
11
9
31-45
5
4
46-60
10
7
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
+0.31
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.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Walsall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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 CityLigaWalsall
Average goals per game 2.712.57 2.34
Both teams scored 54%54% 51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 49%47% 43%
Clean sheets 26%26% 26%
Goal before half-time 71%69% 74%
Goal after half-time 69%77% 69%

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

2.57
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
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. WalsallYellow cardAden Flint
  2. Salford CityYellow cardHaji Suleiman Haji Ali Mnoga
  3. Salford CityGoalFabio BoriniAssist: Ryan Graydon
  4. Salford CitySubstitutionOn: Adebola OlowuOff: Rosaire Longelo-Mbule
  5. Salford CitySubstitutionOn: Alfie DorringtonOff: Ossama Ashley

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.

Martin WoodsMatches officiated: 9
3.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins22%Draws33%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Salford City's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Walsall. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Walsall FC
1 : 0
Salford City FC

FAQ

What was the result of Salford City vs Walsall?

The EFL League Two match finished Salford City 1:0 Walsall. 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 Walsall?

Salford City score 1.40 goals per game on average and Walsall 1.23. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Salford City's matches and 51% of Walsall's.

What form are Salford City and Walsall in?

Over the last 5 games Salford City have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Walsall 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.