York City vs Salford City prediction and preview

League Two · Friday 1 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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York City vs Salford City

League Two · Friday 1 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · LNER Community Stadium

York City · Salford City · League Two predictions

York City vs Salford City preview

The League Two fixture between York City and Salford City is scheduled for Friday 1 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at LNER Community Stadium. York City are 7th in the table with 20 points from 14, while Salford City are 1st in the table with 31 points from 14.

York City come into the game with a L-L-W-D-D run in the league (1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Salford City's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, York City have scored 1.3 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Salford City average 2.2 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

At home this season York City have 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 7 matches; on the road Salford City have 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 7.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Salford City1410132515+1031WWWWW
7York City145542421+320DDWLL

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York City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alfie McNally, Zak Johnson, Mark Kitching, Ryan Fallowfield, Harry Boyes, Alex Hunt, Ollie Banks, Jack Hunt, Arthur Read, Ollie Pearce, Joe Grey

Salford City expected line-up (5-4-1)

Will Norris, Dan Scarr, Will Aimson, Taylor Allen, Abraham Odoh, Elliot Bonds, Luke Molyneux, Brendan Wiredu, Jorge Grant, Kallum Cesay, Macaulay Langstaff

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