Tranmere 0–2 Salford City: Result & Stats

Tranmere

FT

0 – 2

HT: 0 – 0

Salford City

1/31/2026

League Two · Round 30Prenton Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 158+ matches

Tranmere39%

×Draw27%

Salford City34%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50%

Always home

44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct

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

TranmereExpected goals in this matchSalford City

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.

1.27

1.17

Tranmere

1.27

Salford City

1.17

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 165 home / 158 away

1.34

creates per match

1.32

1.01

allows per match

1.20

creates per match

Tranmere

1.34

Salford City

1.32

allows per match

Tranmere

1.01

Salford City

1.20

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Tranmere+0.00on par

Salford City+0.00on par

Total goals

Under56
Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Tranmere ↓

Salford City →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–110%

0–26%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

70%30%2.5

44%56%3.5

23%77%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Tranmere or draw

66%

Tranmere or Salford City

73%

Draw or Salford City

61%

Winning margin

Tranmere wins by 2+

17%

Salford City wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

Tranmere 1+ goals

72%

Tranmere 2+ goals

36%

Tranmere 3+ goals

14%

Salford City 1+ goals

69%

Salford City 2+ goals

33%

Salford City 3+ goals

11%

Draw no bet

Tranmere (draw refunded)

53%

Salford City (draw refunded)

47%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

37%

Both score & under 3

13%

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

Tranmere at home — creates 1.34, concedes 1.01 · 165 matches

Salford City away — creates 1.32, concedes 1.20 · 158 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Tranmere attack 1.34 + Salford City defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.27

Salford City attack 1.32 + Tranmere defence 1.01 → ÷2 → 1.17

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 39%?"

Tranmere scores more

39%

level

27%

Salford City scores more

34%

Tranmere at 39% 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 39% does not mean "Tranmere 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff