Tranmere Rovers vs Salford City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

31/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Prenton Park (Birkenhead).

League Two - Round 30
Referee: Eley R. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.89	0.91
Ball possession
47%	53%
Total shots
15	11
Shots on target
7	4
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
9	4
Passes
54% (153/283)	65% (212/327)
Yellow cards
2	0
Expected goals (xG)
0.89	0.91
xG on target (xGOT)
0.82	0.46
Total shots
15	11
Shots on target
7	4
Shots off target
2	6
Blocked shots
6	1
Shots inside the box
10	9
Shots outside the box
5	2
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
9	4
Touches in opposition box
34	19
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
4	2
Free kicks
12	14
Passes
54% (153/283)	65% (212/327)
Long passes
39% (29/75)	31% (26/83)
Passes in final third
48% (55/115)	54% (67/124)
Crosses
29% (8/28)	16% (3/19)
Expected assists (xA)
0.93	0.49
Throw ins
26	29
Fouls
14	12
Tackles
100% (12/12)	57% (8/14)
Duels won
77	63
Clearances
43	49
Interceptions
14	7
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	8
xGOT faced
0.46	0.82
Goals prevented
-1.54	0.82

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
2nd Half (0 - 2)
46', Austerfield J. ↓, Ashley O. ↑,
46', Cesay K. ↓, Woodburn B. ↑,
51', Jones D. ↓, Ironside J. ↑,
64', Cooper B. ↓, Awe Z. ↑,
68', 0 - 1, Grant J. ⚽, Graydon R. (A),
72', Kenneh N. ↓, Blacker B. ↑,
75', 0 - 2, N'Mai K. ⚽, Garbutt L. (A),
78', Longelo-Mbule R. ↓, Butcher M. ↑,
79', Tamen W. ↓, Plant J. ↑,
79', Norman C. ↓, McGowan A. ↑,
81', Finley S. 🟨,
81', Grant J. ↓, Borini F. ↑,
90+5', Dennis K. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Tranmere Rovers
23.7%

Draw
25.8%

Salford City
50.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

29.3%

27.2%

43.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

28.7%

26.6%

44.4%

Tranmere Rovers - Salford City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.95 ↑ (3.14)	3.61 ↑ (3.38)	1.86 ↓ (2.12)	6.7% (8.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Tranmere Rovers - Salford City?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Tranmere will win (votes: 1 - 11.1%). Salford will win (votes: 7 - 77.8%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 11.1%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Salford: 50.6% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Tranmere (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Salford (votes: 2 - 66.7%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 3.5 - under (votes: 2 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:2.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 17 and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Tranmere won 1.
Tranmere is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Salford is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
Tranmere may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
Salford will hold a modest advantage in this match.
There will not play in Tranmere: Lowe J. (Inactive) McGee L. (Hip Injury) O'Connor L. (Inactive) Williams J. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Salford: Bird J. (Inactive) Edwards T. (Inactive) Harris K. (Inactive) Oluwo A. (Inactive) Rose M. (Leg Injury)
There are questionable in Tranmere: Joseph J. (Inactive) Turnbull J. (Inactive)
In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Tranmere won 5 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 18:15. (average 1.4:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Tranmere won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 6:6. (average 1:1).

How many head-to-head matches has Tranmere Rovers won against Salford City?

Tranmere Rovers has won 3 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Salford City won against Tranmere Rovers?

Salford City has won 3 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Tranmere Rovers - Salford City were as follows:

06.09.2025 Salford City - Tranmere Rovers 3:1

08.02.2025 Salford City - Tranmere Rovers 2:0

27.09.2024 Tranmere Rovers - Salford City 0:0

26.12.2023 Salford City - Tranmere Rovers 1:5

19.08.2023 Tranmere Rovers - Salford City 3:4

Latest results of Tranmere Rovers

27.01.2026 Barnet - Tranmere Rovers 1:0 ✺

24.01.2026 Cambridge United - Tranmere Rovers 4:2 ✺

17.01.2026 Tranmere Rovers - Walsall 1:3 ✺

10.01.2026 Tranmere Rovers - Bromley 0:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Newport County - Tranmere Rovers Postponed ✺

Latest results of Salford City

27.01.2026 Salford City - Chesterfield 0:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Salford City - Bristol Rovers 1:0 ✺

20.01.2026 Salford City - Swindon Town 3:2 ✺

20.01.2026 Grimsby Town - Salford City Postponed ✺

17.01.2026 Swindon Town - Salford City 2:3 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	29	17	8	4	52:31	21	59
2	Notts Co	29	16	6	7	44:29	15	54
3	Cambridge Utd	28	15	8	5	38:22	16	53
4	Swindon	29	16	4	9	47:34	13	52
5	Salford	29	16	4	9	41:35	6	52
6	MK Dons	29	14	9	6	56:31	25	51
7	Walsall	29	14	7	8	37:28	9	49
8	Chesterfield	29	11	12	6	46:39	7	45
9	Grimsby	28	12	8	8	41:32	9	44
10	Crewe	30	12	8	10	46:38	8	44
11	Barnet	29	11	10	8	37:30	7	43
12	Accrington	29	12	7	10	35:30	5	43
13	Colchester	28	11	9	8	41:31	10	42
14	Gillingham	28	9	11	8	38:35	3	38
15	Fleetwood	28	10	7	11	37:37	0	37
16	Oldham	27	8	11	8	28:26	2	35
17	Tranmere	29	8	8	13	42:49	-7	32
18	Cheltenham	28	9	3	16	27:48	-21	30
19	Bristol Rovers	29	8	3	18	26:47	-21	27
20	Crawley	29	6	8	15	32:47	-15	26
21	Barrow	27	6	6	15	28:42	-14	24
22	Shrewsbury	28	5	8	15	23:47	-24	23
23	Newport	28	5	5	18	29:54	-25	20
24	Harrogate	30	4	6	20	20:49	-29	18

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League