Morecambe vs Salford City

2 September 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee W Finnie

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Michael Mellon 25’

Match summary

Morecambe saw off Salford City 1-0. Morecambe led 1-0 at half-time.

Michael Mellon put Morecambe ahead in the 25th minute.

Shots finished 11-7 to Morecambe, with 5 on target for Morecambe and 2 for Salford City. Salford City had a player sent off.

Match stats

Morecambe Salford City
11 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Morecambe Salford City
Kick-off
Michael Mellon1-0 (Morecambe)
25’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Salford City
  • Matthew Lund

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Salford City attacking Morecambe attacking 
4’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), from a corner, blocked 12’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, blocked 12’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, blocked 13’ Tom Bloxham (Morecambe), open play, off target 17’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 25’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, goal 28’ Tom Bloxham (Morecambe), open play, off target 32’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, saved 38’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), set piece, off target 45’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, saved 48’ Yann Songo'o (Morecambe), from a corner, off target 54’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, off target 54’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, saved 57’ Joel Senior (Morecambe), open play, saved 60’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), open play, blocked 72’ Curtis Tilt (Salford City), set piece, blocked 88’ Jordan Slew (Morecambe), open play, saved 90+1’ Marcus Dackers (Salford City), open play, off target 4’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), from a corner, blocked 12’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, blocked 12’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, blocked 13’ Tom Bloxham (Morecambe), open play, off target 17’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 25’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, goal 28’ Tom Bloxham (Morecambe), open play, off target 32’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, saved 38’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), set piece, off target 45’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, saved 48’ Yann Songo'o (Morecambe), from a corner, off target 54’ Michael Mellon (Morecambe), open play, off target 54’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, saved 57’ Joel Senior (Morecambe), open play, saved 60’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), open play, blocked 72’ Curtis Tilt (Salford City), set piece, blocked 88’ Jordan Slew (Morecambe), open play, saved 90+1’ Marcus Dackers (Salford City), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Yann Songo'o
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Eli King Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Tom Bloxham Taken off
77′ – – 2 – – – –
John Joshua Mckiernan Taken off
77′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 – – – –
Jake Taylor Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Slew Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – – –
Jacob Davenport Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Morecambe win 32% Avg odds 2.90
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Salford City win 40% Avg odds 2.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.