Salford City vs Crewe match stats & report

1–3 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 1 · Peninsula Stadium, Salford · Ref N. Hair

Salford City stats & fixtures · Crewe stats & fixtures

Salford City lost to Crewe 1–3 in League Two on 2 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.80–3.61. Salford City had 51% of the ball.

Salford City vs Crewe match statistics

Salford CityCrewe

51% Ball possession 49%
1.80 Expected goals (xG) 3.61
11 Total shots 22
5 Shots on target 10
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 7
8 Shots inside the box 20
7 Corners 10
15 Fouls 17
2 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 2
277 Passes 257
64% Pass accuracy 59%
6 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

8' Own goal K. Harris Crewe
16' Goal K. Harris (assist K. Cesay) Salford City
34' Yellow card Tom Edwards Salford City
38' Yellow card J. Connolly Crewe
41' Goal C. Thomas (assist J. March) Crewe
45' Goal C. Thomas Crewe
45+3' Yellow card J. Grant Salford City
66' Yellow card T. O'Reilly Crewe
69' Yellow card K. Cesay Salford City
81' Yellow card L. Ayina Salford City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Salford City

Confirmed 5-3-2 Karl Robinson

1 M. Young

14 K. Harris 29 L. Garbutt 22 A. Oluwo 12 Tom Edwards 45 R. Longelo-Mbule

8 J. Grant 17 J. Austerfield 7 B. Woodburn

9 C. Stockton 21 K. Cesay

Bench M. Howard , L. Ayina , K. N’Mai , J. Bird , Kyrell Malcolm , J. Curran-Nichols , R. Butt

Crewe

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lee Bell

1 T. Booth

3 R. Hutchinson 5 Mickey Demetriou 18 J. Connolly 2 L. Billington

8 C. Thomas 19 O. Lunt

20 Calum Agius 6 M. Sanders 26 T. O'Reilly

24 J. March

Bench Sam William John Waller , C. Finney , P. Croker , J. Powell , A. Thibaut , L. Moult , E. Tezgel

Form guide

Salford City at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 8.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Crewe away

4–5–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 2.2 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Salford City vs Crewe head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Mar 25	Salford City v Crewe	1–1
19 Oct 24	Crewe v Salford City	1–1
27 Jan 24	Crewe v Salford City	2–3
7 Oct 23	Salford City v Crewe	4–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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