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Salford City vs Tranmere — League Two 2018

Salford City
Salford City
Preview
14:00
Tranmere
Tranmere
5/8/2027League TwoLeague Two · Round 46Peninsula Stadium
Big match
54%
Salford City
model favours
54%24%21%

Salford City score first in only 33% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–0
likely score
51%
under 2.5 goals
50%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 8+ matches

Salford City54%
×Draw24%
Tranmere21%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Salford City
1.69
Tranmere
0.96

Salford City creates 76% more chances

Season form · 8 home / 11 away

creates per match

Salford City
1.95
Tranmere
1.15

allows per match

Salford City
0.77
Tranmere
1.42

finishing

Salford City-0.32scores less
Tranmere-0.06on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Salford City ↓

Tranmere →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–17%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–111%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–110%
2–25%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Salford City or draw
79%
Salford City or Tranmere
76%
Draw or Tranmere
46%

Winning margin

Salford City wins by 2+
30%
Tranmere wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Salford City 1+ goals
82%
Salford City 2+ goals
50%
Salford City 3+ goals
24%
Tranmere 1+ goals
62%
Tranmere 2+ goals
25%
Tranmere 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Salford City (draw refunded)
72%
Tranmere (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Salford City at home — creates 1.95, concedes 0.77 · 8 matches

Tranmere away — creates 1.15, concedes 1.42 · 11 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Salford City attack 1.95 + Tranmere defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.69

Tranmere attack 1.15 + Salford City defence 0.77 → ÷2 → 0.96

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 54%?"

Salford City scores more
54%
level
24%
Tranmere scores more
21%

Salford City at 54% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 54% does not mean "Salford City will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Salford City sit 4, Tranmere 21 in the table
  • Salford City fall short of their xG (1.4 vs 1.7 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Salford City
Attack-heavy
Tranmere
Balanced
52%Possession50%
67%Pass accuracy67%
12.9Shots12.0
1.73xGBiggest gap1.12
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
Salford CityTranmere

Head-to-head

10 previous meetings

4
Salford City
2
Draws
4
Tranmere
Avg goals: 2.7BTTS: 40%
2–03–12–00–01–5

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
City
WLLWD
Tranmere
WDLWL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Salford City host Tranmere

May 8, 2027: Salford City take on Tranmere in League Two. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

Salford City host Tranmere at Peninsula Stadium.

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