Cheltenham vs Salford City match stats & report

3–2 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 34 · Whaddon Road, Cheltenham · Ref A. Byrne

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Cheltenham beat Salford City 3–2 in League Two on 21 February 2026. Expected goals finished 1.30–0.69. Cheltenham had 57% of the ball.

Cheltenham vs Salford City match statistics

CheltenhamSalford City

57% Ball possession 43%
1.30 Expected goals (xG) 0.69
13 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 1
11 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 3
8 Fouls 14
5 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
386 Passes 313
73% Pass accuracy 64%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card B. Woodburn Salford City
6' Goal J. Grant (assist J. Austerfield) Salford City
14' Yellow card K. Harris Salford City
48' Red card L. Garbutt Salford City
51' Penalty scored I. Hutchinson Cheltenham
71' Yellow card M. Young Salford City
73' Yellow card I. Hutchinson Cheltenham
73' Yellow card O. Ashley Salford City
73' Yellow card R. Graydon Salford City
76' Goal Zachariah Olumide Awe (assist A. Dorrington) Salford City
84' Goal Harry Ashfield Cheltenham
90' Goal G. Miller (assist C. Deeming) Cheltenham

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cheltenham

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Steve Cotterill

1 J. Day

27 J. Tomkinson 6 R. Cundy 5 J. Wilson 24 S. Sherring

26 B. Stevenson

20 J. Bickerstaff 23 I. Hutchinson 8 L. Young 11 J. Thomas

9 J. Davison

Bench M. Diallo , R. Broom , G. Miller , G. Nurse , Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd , C. Deeming , Harry Ashfield

Salford City

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Karl Robinson

1 M. Young

29 L. Garbutt 28 Zachariah Olumide Awe 24 A. Dorrington

4 O. Ashley

14 K. Harris 8 J. Grant 17 J. Austerfield 19 H. Mnoga

10 K. N’Mai 26 R. Graydon

Bench M. Howard , Fabio Borini , C. Stockton , B. Woodburn , B. Cooper , R. Longelo-Mbule , D. Udoh

Form guide

Cheltenham at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

15% 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.

Cheltenham vs Salford City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Aug 25	Salford City v Cheltenham	1–1
25 Jan 25	Cheltenham v Salford City	2–1
30 Nov 24	Salford City v Cheltenham	2–0
14 Sep 24	Salford City v Cheltenham	2–1

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

The full Cheltenham vs Salford City head-to-head record