Salford City 1-0 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 31 January 2023
Result
Salford City 1-0 Walsall
League Two · Tuesday 31 January 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Salford City 1-0 Walsall: match report
Salford City beat Walsall 1-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 31 January 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Matt Smith of Salford City in the 5th minute.
Discipline: Salford City received 3 yellow cards; Walsall received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Salford City were 5th on 42 points from 27 and Walsall 14th on 37 points from 24. Salford City went on to finish that season 7th with 78 points, and Walsall 16th with 55.
Salford City lined up in a 4-3-3 and Walsall in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Cairns of Salford City (9.0), ahead of Matt Smith (8.1).
Going into the match Salford City's last five read L-D-W-W-L and Walsall's D-W-L-W-W.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Matt Smith
- 46'Yellow card · Ryan Leak
- 51'Yellow card · Hayden White
- 71'Yellow card · E. Galbraith
- 85'Yellow card · Jacob Maddox
- 90+6'Yellow card · Alex Cairns
Team news
Salford City line-up (4-3-3)
Alex Cairns, Shane McLoughlin, Theo Vassell, Ryan Leak, Ibou Touray, Ethan Galbraith, Elliot Watt, Ryan Watson, Luke Bolton, Matt Smith, Callum Morton
Walsall line-up (3-4-3)
Owen Evans, Joe Low, Donervon Daniels, Manny Monthe, Hayden White, Yann Songo'o, Jacob Maddox, Liam Gordon, Tom Knowles, Conor Wilkinson, Jamille Matt