Match Report
Salford City, 4th with 81 points, sat 45 points above Barrow (24th, 36). On recent form Salford City sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Salford City were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.11, Barrow 0.98 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Salford City came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Barrow had not won in 6 games. Salford City had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Barrow, 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 7 Salford City wins, 1 for Barrow, 5 draws, at 2.85 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings.
The match was played at The Peninsula Stadium (capacity 1,400). On the scoreboard, Salford City led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Salford City: Ryan Graydon (20'), Fabio Borini (69'), Fabio Borini (83') · Barrow: Danny Rose (77')
Key stats
Possession: Salford City 48% · Barrow 52% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 2-5