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Rotherham United vs Salford City Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–23 – 3

Brandon Cover 33′Paul Mullin 35′ (pen)Ossama Ashley 55′17th

15thRyan Graydon 9′Joe Powell 31′Macaulay Langstaff 74′ (pen)

Player of the matchOssama AshleyRTU · 1 goal · 82′ played · 5 duels won · 2 shots (2 on target) · 2 tackles

7.8
Possession
51%49%
Shots · on target in brackets
20 (9)10 (5)
Corners
43
Table · 6 v 7 pts
17th → 16th15th

League TwoMatchday 6AESSEAL New York StadiumRef D. Whitestone

Events

RTU 3–3 SAL · 3–2 yellow · 0–1 red
  1. Full time 3–3
  2. Ollie Turtonfor Kallum Cesay
  3. Dan Scarrfor Luke Molyneux
  4. +Jayce Fitzgeraldfor Ossama Ashley · injury
  5. Emmanuel Adegboyegafor Kieran Ngwenya
  6. Jorge Grantfor Joe Powell
  7. Elliot Bondsfor Brendan Wiredu
  8. Macaulay Langstaff3–3Penalty goal
  9. Jili BuyabuYellow card
  10. Abraham OdohSecond yellow
  11. Jili Buyabufor Aaron Nemane
  12. Tom Bradshawfor Paul Mullin
  13. Josh AusterfieldYellow card
  14. George Sebinefor Fábio Tavares
  15. Kelly N'Maifor Ryan Graydon
  16. Ossama Ashley3–2Goal · right foot
  17. Abraham OdohYellow card
  18. Half-time 2–2
  19. Kallum CesayYellow card
  20. Paul Mullin2–2Penalty goal
  21. Brandon Cover1–2Goal · right foot · assist Josh Austerfield
  22. Joe Powell0–2Goal · left foot · assist Kallum Cesay
  23. Denzel HallYellow card
  24. Ryan Graydon0–1Goal · right foot · assist Luke Molyneux

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Rotherham Unitedall competitionsSalford City
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.47Goals per game (both sides)2.67
  3. 80%Over 1.573%
  4. 33%Over 2.553%
  5. 20%Over 3.533%
  6. 67%Both teams scored53%
  7. 20%Clean sheets27%
  8. 13%Failed to score27%
  9. Rotherham United at home v Salford City away
  10. 6Played7
  11. 1Won3
  12. 3Drawn1
  13. 2Lost3
  14. 6-10Goals (for-against)9-9
  15. 1Points per game1.43
  16. 33%Over 2.557%
  17. 0%Clean sheets29%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 9-121st-half goals (for-against)7-7
  20. 8-82nd-half goals (for-against)15-11
  21. 47%Goals after half-time68%
  22. 93%Goal before half-time53%
  23. 4-4-7Half-time W-D-L4-8-3

How we calculate this

Referee

D. Whitestone
Cards / match
3.08this match 7 (+3.92)
Yellows / match
3.00this match 6
Reds / match
0.08
Penalties / match
0.1212% of matches
Fouls / match
20.7this match 29

1.32Home 1.32 vs Away 1.68 yellows/match · +0.36 away · 3–5 red · 5 coach cards1.68

40%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 21%39%

home winsaway wins
With Rotherham United
1-0-3 in 4 · 1 yellows/game
With Salford City
0-1-2 in 3 · 3.33 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 128 career matches.

Matchday 6

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Grimsby Town2–0Bristol Rovers
  2. Crawley Town1–3Cheltenham Town
  3. York City4–0Swindon Town
  4. Walsall0–0Rochdale
  5. Shrewsbury Town2–0Northampton Town
  6. Port Vale1–0Exeter City
  7. Oldham Athletic1–2Chesterfield
  8. Newport County1–1Fleetwood Town
  9. Gillingham2–0Tranmere Rovers
  10. Colchester United1–1Crewe Alexandra
League Two fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 16thfrom 17th

    Rotherham United moved from 17th to 16th in the League Two table with this result.5 → 6 points after 6 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2–2half-time

    The match stood at 2–2 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (3–3 full time).

Team stats

39 figures
Rotherham Unitedfull timeSalford City
  1. 51%Possession49%
  2. 20Shots10
  3. 9Shots on target5
  4. 1Big chances4
  5. 4Corners3
  6. 384Passes372
  7. 17Fouls12
  8. 3Yellow cards3
All 39 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses6
  3. 106Attacks72
  4. 0Big chances missed2
  5. 21Crosses18
  6. 50Dangerous attacks31
  7. 7Dribble attempts9
  8. 0Offsides1
  9. 45%Shot accuracy50%
  10. 6Shots blocked1
  11. 14Shots inside box7
  12. 5Shots off target4
  13. 6Shots outside box3
  14. 4Successful dribbles3
  15. Passing
  16. 19Accurate long passes19
  17. 300Accurate passes266
  18. 13Key passes10
  19. 30%Long pass accuracy28%
  20. 64Long passes67
  21. 78%Pass accuracy72%
  22. Defence
  23. 37Duels won42
  24. 9Goal kicks9
  25. 10Interceptions7
  26. 2Saves7
  27. 13Tackles8
  28. 8Tackles won5
  29. Discipline
  30. 11Free kicks16
  31. 0Red cards1
  32. Other
  33. 1Penalties1
  34. 137Possession lost148
  35. 5Substitutions5
  36. 19Throw-ins28

Top ratings

XI avg 6.75 v 6.65
  1. Ossama AshleyRTU7.8
  2. Brandon CoverRTU7.5
  3. Joe PowellSAL7.5
  4. Will NorrisSAL7.5
  5. Josh AusterfieldRTU7.3

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Paul MullinRTU3 (2)
  2. Ossama AshleyRTU2 (2)
  3. Brandon CoverRTU2 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Joe PowellSAL1
  2. Will AimsonSAL1
  3. Luke MolyneuxSAL1

Passes

  1. Adebola OluwoSAL61/69
  2. Will NorrisSAL42/68
  3. Josh AusterfieldRTU40/46

Key passes

  1. Brandon CoverRTU3
  2. Josh AusterfieldRTU3
  3. Joe PowellSAL2

Duels won

  1. Ryan GraydonSAL8/12
  2. Brendan WireduSAL8/10
  3. Will AimsonSAL6/10

Dribbles

  1. Denzel HallRTU2/2
  2. Josh AusterfieldRTU1/1
  3. Paul MullinRTU1/1

Tackles

  1. Ewan OtooRTU3
  2. Ossama AshleyRTU2
  3. Joe PowellSAL2

Clearances

  1. Taylor AllenSAL6
  2. Will AimsonSAL4
  3. Sonny AljofreeRTU4

Saves

  1. Will NorrisSAL7
  2. Julian EyestoneRTU2

Table after full time

League Two 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Barnet63-3-014:9+5125th ▲4
13Colchester United62-2-27:9-2812th ▼1
14Oldham Athletic62-1-38:7+1711th ▼3
15Salford City62-1-37:9-2715th
16Rotherham United61-3-29:10-1617th ▲1
17Northampton Town61-3-23:5-2614th ▼3
18Shrewsbury Town62-0-44:10-6623rd ▲5
24Rochdale61-1-45:10-5422nd ▼2
Rotherham United
17th → 16th5 → 6 pts
Salford City
15th6 → 7 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

4 meetings on record since 2020

1-3-0Rotherham United W-D-L · goals 9:4

1 RTU3 draws0 SAL
Goals per meeting
3.25
Over 2.5 goals
25%
Both teams scored
75%
Won by the host
0%
  1. Salford City2–7Rotherham UnitedEFL Trophy
  2. Salford City0–0Rotherham UnitedCarabao Cup
  3. Salford City1–1Rotherham UnitedClub Friendlies 3
  4. Salford City1–1Rotherham UnitedCarabao Cup
  1. Salford CitynextRotherham UnitedLeague Two

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 6 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham
Capacity
12,021 · grass
Weather
21 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 79%
Referee
D. Whitestone
RTU coach
Alex Bruce
SAL coach
P. Cklamovski (1.46 PPG)

Match summary

Rotherham United and Salford City drew 3-3 in the League Two (England).

Before kickoff, Rotherham United sat 17th on 5 points, while Salford City were 15th on 6 points. Across 4 previous meetings on record, Rotherham United won 1 and Salford City won 0, with 3 draws (3.25 goals per game).

Goals came from Brandon Cover (33'), Paul Mullin (35') and Ossama Ashley (55') for Rotherham United and Ryan Graydon (9'), Joe Powell (31') and Macaulay Langstaff (74') for Salford City.

Rotherham United — live results and scheduleSalford City — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Rotherham United3-4-1-26.75 avg rating 6.655-3-2Salford City
  1. 135.8Julian Eyestone102′
  1. 126.5Denzel HallYC 102′
  2. 146.2Sonny Aljofree102′
  3. 56.1Kieran Ngwenya↓79′
  1. 236.3Aaron Nemane↓66′
  2. 67.8Ossama AshleyG ↓79′+
  3. 287.5Brandon CoverG 102′
  4. 36.9Ewan Otoo102′
  1. 47.3Josh AusterfieldA YC 102′
  1. 76.5Fábio Tavares↓59′
  2. 107.3Paul MullinG ↓66′
  1. 17.5Will Norris102′
  1. 145.3Abraham OdohYC RC
  2. 246.2Taylor Allen102′
  3. 227.1Adebola Oluwo102′
  4. 46.8Will Aimson102′
  5. 436.5Luke MolyneuxA ↓88′ 91′
  1. 67.5Joe PowellG ↓78′
  2. 446.4Brendan Wiredu↓78′
  3. 216.4Kallum CesayA YC ↓88′ 91′
  1. 96.3Macaulay LangstaffG 102′
  2. 197.2Ryan GraydonG ↓59′
  1. 9Tom BradshawFW · ↑66′6.5
  2. 15Jayce FitzgeraldMF · ↑79′6.7
  3. 16Emmanuel AdegboyegaDF · ↑79′6.8
  4. 19George SebineFW · ↑59′6.8
  5. 24Jili BuyabuDF · YC ↑66′6.0
  6. 1Ted CannGK
  7. 20Klaidi LolosMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Alex Bruce · P. Cklamovski (1.46 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 8Jorge GrantMF · ↑78′6.5
  2. 10Kelly N'MaiMF · ↑59′6.6
  3. 16Elliot BondsMF · ↑78′6.5
  4. 17Dan ScarrDF · ↑88′
  5. 20Ollie TurtonDF · ↑88′
  6. 23Daniel UdohFW
  7. 26Lee BurgeGK

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Rotherham United7d restequal rest · old → new7d restSalford City
  1. 1-0W21 Jul
  2. 0-2L25 Jul
  3. 2-0W28 Jul
  4. 1-1D4 Aug
  5. 1-4L8 Aug
  6. 1-2L15 Aug
  7. 1-1D22 Aug
  8. 2-1W29 Aug
  9. 2-2D1 Sep
  10. 0-1L5 Sep

3-3-4goals 11:141.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-1W18 Jul
  2. 3-2W25 Jul
  3. 2-0W28 Jul
  4. 2-2D1 Aug
  5. 1-1D8 Aug
  6. 1-3L15 Aug
  7. 0-1L22 Aug
  8. 0-1L29 Aug
  9. 2-1W1 Sep
  10. 1-0W5 Sep

5-2-3goals 16:121.70pts/game

  1. ABristol Rovers0–1
  2. ATranmere Rovers2–2
  3. HChesterfield2–1
  4. HYork City1–1
  5. ACheltenham Town1–2

latest 5

  1. HPort Vale1–0
  2. HNewport County2–1
  3. AShrewsbury Town0–1
  4. HChesterfield0–1
  5. ABarnet1–3
Show older matches
  1. HWest Bromwich Albion1–4
  2. HDerby County1–1
  3. ADarlington2–0
  4. HSheffield United0–2
  5. AAlfreton Town1–0

older

  1. HShrewsbury Town1–1
  2. HBradford City2–2
  3. ACarlisle United2–0
  4. HDundee United3–2
  5. AUnited of Manchester4–1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

42%Model · draw 27%31%

Projected goals
1.34 – 1.11total 2.45 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 12.8%1–0 11.6%0–1 9.6%
OutcomeModelHappened
Rotherham United win42%No
Draw27%Yes
Salford City win31%No
Over 1.5 goals70%Yes
Over 2.5 goals44%Yes
Over 3.5 goals23%Yes
Both teams to score49%Yes
Rotherham United clean sheet33%No
Salford City clean sheet26%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Updated