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

Key match information

Salford City play Harrogate Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Salford City: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Harrogate Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Salford City scores 1.33 and concedes 1.16 goals per match. Harrogate Town scores 0.85 and concedes 1.48. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Salford City 49%, Harrogate Town 43%. Over 2.5: Salford City 47%, Harrogate Town 37%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Salford City has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.27. Salford City: 13.4 shots per match, Harrogate Town: 11.4.

Match halves

Salford City: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.73. Harrogate Town: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.41.

Goals by minute

Salford City: 76-90+ (19 goals). Harrogate Town: 16-30 (10 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 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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-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 CityHarrogate Town
1.33Goals scored / match0.85
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.16Goals conceded / match1.48
Salford CityHarrogate Town
50%Average possession47%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
4.45Shots on target / match3.39
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.45Shots per match11.37
Salford CityHarrogate Town
4.45Shots on target3.39
Salford CityHarrogate Town
9.9%Shot conversion7.5%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
50%Possession47%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.57xG for1.27
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.31xG against1.74
Salford CityHarrogate Town

Shooting quality

Salford City: BalancedHarrogate Town: Balanced
Salford CityHarrogate Town
Accuracy (shots on target)33%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.25

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.

Salford City is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Salford City · 1.2 pts / match - Harrogate Town

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%
Harrogate Town
LLWWL
Season result split
22% W20% R59% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-27
0.85 pts / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-6-11
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 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 56% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Salford City · 0.85 goals / match - Harrogate Town

Salford City is 28% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.16 goals / match - Salford City · 1.48 goals / match - Harrogate Town

Salford City scoring profile: very strong

Salford City scores in 71% of matches (35 of 49 matches), while Harrogate Town keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Harrogate Town scoring profile: strong

Harrogate Town scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Salford City keeps a clean sheet in 31% (15 of 49 matches).

65Goals scored (season)39
Salford CityHarrogate Town
57Goals conceded (season)68
Salford CityHarrogate Town
2.49Average goals in match2.33
Salford CityHarrogate Town
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Salford CityHarrogate Town
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Salford CityHarrogate Town

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal61%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
41%2 goals17%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
16%3 goals7%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
4%4 goals0%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal80%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
33%2 goals43%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
14%3 goals20%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0%4 goals4%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

* 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-time20%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
6%BTTS in both halves2%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
20%Scored in both halves9%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
2%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
40%BTTS - last 560%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

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-time65%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

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 is 39% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / match - Salford City · 1.04 pts / match - Harrogate Town

Salford City - half-time state
33% leading47% draw20% trailing
Harrogate Town - half-time state
20% leading46% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)1.04
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.04
Salford CityHarrogate Town
65%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
57%No goal before half-time65%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)0.87
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
Salford CityHarrogate Town
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
Salford CityHarrogate Town
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.28
Salford CityHarrogate Town
51%Clean sheet after half-time39%
Salford CityHarrogate Town
51%No goal after half-time65%
Salford CityHarrogate Town

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.

Harrogate Town - second-half results

17% W35% R48% P
48
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-21
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Harrogate Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Harrogate Town
ScoredConceded
6
8
0-15
10
10
16-30
4
10
31-45
7
9
46-60
3
14
61-75
9
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 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%

Harrogate Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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 CityLigaHarrogate Town
Average goals in match 2.492.57 2.33
Both teams scored 49%52% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%48% 37%
Clean sheets 31%27% 20%
Goal before half-time 61%67% 65%
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 Harrogate Town. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 1.33 goals per game on average and Harrogate Town 0.85. 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 43% of Harrogate Town's.

What form are Salford City and Harrogate Town in?

Over the last 5 games Salford City have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Harrogate Town 2-0-3 (1.20 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.