England - EFL League TwoData current as of 23 July 2026

Salford City vs Barnet: match statistics

Salford City crest
Salford City
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Barnet crest
Barnet
135%(2.52)
X35%(3.25)
230%(2.63)

Statistical analysis points to a balanced competition between the teams. Salford City presents solid home form with 50% of matches won and an average of 1.44 goals per game, yet their overall recent form is very weak (0.6 points per game in the last 5 matches). Barnet stands out with stability in away games, boasting 41% wins and impressive 47% clean sheets, as well as better current form (1.4 points per game). The hosts have the advantage in expected goals (xG 1.89 vs 1.6), but the guests defend better (0.94 goals conceded vs 1.38). Considering Salford's poor run (4 defeats in the last 5 matches) and Barnet's defensive solidity, a draw is the most probable scenario, although a slight home advantage makes Salford the marginal favorite.

Salford City vs Barnet: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Salford City play Barnet in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 7 March 2026 at 13:30. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Salford City: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Barnet: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Salford City scores 1.33 and concedes 1.16 goals per match. Barnet scores 1.52 and concedes 1.15. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Salford City 49%, Barnet 57%. Over 2.5: Salford City 47%, Barnet 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Barnet has higher xG: 1.67 vs 1.57. Salford City: 13.4 shots per match, Barnet: 14.2.

Match halves

Salford City: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.73. Barnet: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Salford City: 76-90+ (19 goals). Barnet: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Statistical analysis points to a balanced competition between the teams. Salford City presents solid home form with 50% of matches won and an average of 1.44 goals per game, yet their overall recent form is very weak (0.6 points per game in the last 5 matches). Barnet stands out with stability in away games, boasting 41% wins and impressive 47% clean sheets, as well as better current form (1.4 points per game). The hosts have the advantage in expected goals (xG 1.89 vs 1.6), but the guests defend better (0.94 goals conceded vs 1.38). Considering Salford's poor run (4 defeats in the last 5 matches) and Barnet's defensive solidity, a draw is the most probable scenario, although a slight home advantage makes Salford the marginal favorite.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
Salford CityBarnet
11Shots8
Salford CityBarnet
6Shots on target1
Salford CityBarnet
1.46xG1.06
Salford CityBarnet
4Corners8
Salford CityBarnet
47Dangerous attacks66
Salford CityBarnet
8Fouls8
Salford CityBarnet
2Cards0
Salford CityBarnet

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Salford CityBarnet
1.33Goals scored / match1.52
Salford CityBarnet
1.16Goals conceded / match1.15
Salford CityBarnet
50%Average possession56%
Salford CityBarnet
4.45Shots on target / match4.76
Salford CityBarnet

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.45Shots per match14.22
Salford CityBarnet
4.45Shots on target4.76
Salford CityBarnet
9.9%Shot conversion10.7%
Salford CityBarnet
50%Possession56%
Salford CityBarnet
1.57xG for1.67
Salford CityBarnet
1.31xG against1.15
Salford CityBarnet

Shooting quality

Salford City: BalancedBarnet: Dominant
Salford CityBarnet
Accuracy (shots on target)33%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.32

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Barnet is 88% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Salford City · 3 pts / match - Barnet

Salford City
WDWDL
Season result split
53% W14% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
26-7-16
1.73 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-5-5
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Barnet
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
46% W28% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-13-12
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-7-5
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.02Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 100%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.

Barnet is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Salford City · 1.52 goals / match - Barnet

Salford City scoring profile: strong

Salford City scores in 71% of matches (35 of 49 matches), while Barnet keeps a clean sheet in 33% (15 of 46 matches).

Barnet scoring profile: very strong

Barnet scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Salford City keeps a clean sheet in 31% (15 of 49 matches).

65Goals scored (season)70
Salford CityBarnet
57Goals conceded (season)53
Salford CityBarnet
2.49Average goals in match2.67
Salford CityBarnet
6Goals scored (last 5)18
Salford CityBarnet
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Salford CityBarnet

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal80%
Salford CityBarnet
41%2 goals41%
Salford CityBarnet
16%3 goals17%
Salford CityBarnet
4%4 goals7%
Salford CityBarnet

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal67%
Salford CityBarnet
33%2 goals37%
Salford CityBarnet
14%3 goals9%
Salford CityBarnet
0%4 goals2%
Salford CityBarnet

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time33%
Salford CityBarnet
6%BTTS in both halves9%
Salford CityBarnet
20%Scored in both halves30%
Salford CityBarnet

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Salford CityBarnet
2%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Salford CityBarnet
40%BTTS - last 5100%
Salford CityBarnet

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Salford CityBarnet
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Salford CityBarnet
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Salford CityBarnet

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Salford CityBarnet
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
Salford CityBarnet
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Salford CityBarnet

Match 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 - half-time state
33% leading47% draw20% trailing
Barnet - half-time state
30% leading50% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)1.41
Salford CityBarnet
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Salford CityBarnet
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Salford CityBarnet
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.33
Salford CityBarnet
65%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Salford CityBarnet
57%No goal before half-time43%
Salford CityBarnet

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.63
Salford CityBarnet
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Salford CityBarnet
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Salford CityBarnet
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Salford CityBarnet
51%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Salford CityBarnet
51%No goal after half-time46%
Salford CityBarnet

Salford City - second-half results

33% W41% R27% P
71
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
68
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Barnet - second-half results

43% W33% R24% P
65
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
75
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Salford City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Barnet - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.60
Goals scored / match1.81.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match2.62.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+5+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 9

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Salford City
ScoredConceded
11
7
0-15
8
2
16-30
10
15
31-45
9
11
46-60
8
8
61-75
19
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Barnet
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
9
4
16-30
15
13
31-45
10
6
46-60
7
10
61-75
19
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+55%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Salford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Barnet

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.35
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, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Salford CityLigaBarnet
Average goals in match 2.492.57 2.67
Both teams scored 49%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%48% 48%
Clean sheets 31%27% 33%
Goal before half-time 61%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 69%78% 78%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Salford City 1 - 0 - 0 Barnet. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Salford City vs Barnet?

The EFL League Two match finished Salford City 2:0 Barnet. 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 Barnet?

Salford City score 1.33 goals per game on average and Barnet 1.52. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 49% of Salford City's matches and 57% of Barnet's.

What form are Salford City and Barnet in?

Over the last 5 games Salford City have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Barnet 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Salford City vs Barnet: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.