Swindon Town vs Salford City match stats & report

2–3 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 27 · County Ground, Swindon · Ref Charles Breakspear, England

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Swindon Town lost to Salford City 2–3 in League Two on 17 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.56–1.55. Swindon Town had 60% of the ball.

Swindon Town vs Salford City match statistics

Swindon TownSalford City

60% Ball possession 40%
2.56 Expected goals (xG) 1.55
14 Total shots 9
6 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 0
7 Shots inside the box 7
6 Corners 4
12 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
451 Passes 291
72% Pass accuracy 62%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

24' Goal O. Turton (assist L. Garbutt) Salford City
31' Goal K. N’Mai (assist R. Graydon) Salford City
35' Goal J. McGregor (assist W. Wright) Swindon Town
39' Yellow card J. Austerfield Salford City
56' Yellow card J. Snowdon Swindon Town
65' Yellow card B. Cooper Salford City
67' Yellow card L. Garbutt Salford City
72' Goal K. Cesay (assist D. Udoh) Salford City
73' Yellow card B. Woodburn Salford City
77' Goal A. Drinan (assist F. Holman) Swindon Town
87' Yellow card W. Wright Swindon Town

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Swindon Town

Confirmed 5-3-2 Ian Scott Holloway

1 C. Ripley

33 J. McGregor 16 T. Wilson-Brown 17 R. Tafazolli 5 W. Wright 19 J. Snowdon

44 D. Oldaker 7 T. Nichols 18 G. Kilkenny

28 O. Palmer 23 A. Drinan

Bench Lewis Moore Ward , F. Mabete , B. Kirkman , J. Ball , Aidan Borland , F. Holman , M. Olakigbe

Salford City

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Karl Robinson

1 M. Young

29 L. Garbutt 15 B. Cooper 6 O. Turton

8 J. Grant

10 K. N’Mai 17 J. Austerfield 21 K. Cesay 19 H. Mnoga

23 D. Udoh 26 R. Graydon

Bench M. Howard , B. Woodburn , C. Stockton , Fabio Borini , M. Butcher , Zachariah Olumide Awe , R. Longelo-Mbule

Form guide

Swindon Town at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Salford City away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.4 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Swindon Town vs Salford City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Sep 25	Salford City v Swindon Town	3–2
4 Mar 25	Swindon Town v Salford City	2–2
22 Oct 24	Salford City v Swindon Town	2–1
10 Feb 24	Swindon Town v Salford City	1–1
21 Oct 23	Salford City v Swindon Town	2–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Swindon Town vs Salford City head-to-head record