Oldham vs Salford City League Two prediction & result
Final score: Oldham 1-4 Salford City.
Before kick-off the model made it 39% Oldham, 30% draw, 31% Salford City — fair odds of 2.56, 3.33 and 3.23.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
Oldham at 39%: of 4,756 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.3% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 5 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Oldham vs Salford City
Line-ups
- 1M. HudsonG
- 2G. Scott-MorrissD
- 23R. DelaneyD
- 24L. TempleD
- 6E. MontheD
- 3J. RobsonD
- 14N. ChilversM
- 8O. NorburnM
- 7K. Appiah-ForsonM
- 10C. KavanaghF
- 9M. Fondop-TalumF
- 15K. DrummondF
- 17F. FawunmiF
- 20E. NevittF
- 26Kai PayneM
- 4T. PettM
- 16W. SuttonD
- 22Wilson WilsonG
- 1W. NorrisG
- 4W. AimsonD
- 17D. ScarrD
- 24T. AllenD
- 43L. MolyneuxM
- 44B. Sarpong-WireduM
- 6J. PowellM
- 14A. OdohM
- 7B. WoodburnF
- 9M. LangstaffF
- 10K. N’MaiF
- 18M. ButcherM
- 29L. GarbuttD
- 8J. GrantM
- 30Kyrell MalcolmM
- 22A. OluwoD
- 23D. UdohF
- 26L. BurgeG
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Oldham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 |
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Oldham vs Salford City
- 18 April 2026Oldham 1–2 Salford CityLeague Two
- 18 October 2025Salford City 1–0 OldhamLeague Two
- 23 April 2022Oldham 1–2 Salford CityLeague Two
- 27 November 2021Salford City 2–0 OldhamLeague Two
- 31 August 2021Oldham 1–0 Salford CityEFL Trophy
Leading scorers: Oldham and Salford City
Oldham
GoalsAssists
- C. Kavanagh54
Salford City
GoalsAssists
- M. Langstaff51
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Salford City won 4–1 at Oldham. The model had leaned towards a win for Oldham at 39% and given a win for Salford City 31%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Luke Molyneux 5' for Salford City, Kelly N'Mai 19' for Salford City, Calum Kavanagh 21' for Oldham, Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu 57' for Salford City, adebola oluwo 81' for Salford City.