Salford City vs Walsall

9 September 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee P Howard

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matt Smith 15’
  • Freddie Draper 59’
  • Oisin McEntee 77’

Match summary

Walsall came from behind to win 2-1 away at Salford City. Salford City led 1-0 at half-time.

Matt Smith put Salford City ahead from a corner in the 15th minute, Freddie Draper equalised with a header in the 59th minute, and Oisin McEntee won it in the 77th minute.

Shots finished 20-10 to Salford City, with 7 on target for Salford City and 5 for Walsall.

Match stats

Salford City Walsall
20 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 5
12 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Salford City Walsall
Kick-off
Matt Smith1-0 (Salford City)
15’
Half-time1-0
59’
Freddie Draper1-1 (Walsall)
77’
Oisin McEntee1-2 (Walsall)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Salford City
  • Ossama Ashley
  • Stevie Mallan
Walsall
  • Ryan Stirk

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Walsall attacking Salford City attacking 
4’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 8’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 9’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, blocked 11’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, off target 15’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, goal 15’ Luke Bolton (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 20’ Declan John (Salford City), open play, blocked 26’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, off target 32’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, blocked 33’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 36’ Ethan Ingram (Salford City), open play, off target 36’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), direct free kick, off target 37’ Taylor Allen (Walsall), open play, blocked 38’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 40’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 48’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, saved 59’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, goal 75’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, off target 76’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), open play, blocked 77’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), open play, goal 77’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, saved 77’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, blocked 80’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, saved 80’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), direct free kick, saved 86’ Marcus Dackers (Salford City), open play, saved 88’ Marcus Dackers (Salford City), from a corner, off target 90’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, blocked 90’ Luke Bolton (Salford City), open play, saved 90+2’ Ethan Ingram (Salford City), open play, off target 90+4’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, off target 90+9’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, saved 4’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 8’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 9’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, blocked 11’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, off target 15’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, goal 15’ Luke Bolton (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 20’ Declan John (Salford City), open play, blocked 26’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, off target 32’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, blocked 33’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 36’ Ethan Ingram (Salford City), open play, off target 36’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), direct free kick, off target 37’ Taylor Allen (Walsall), open play, blocked 38’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 40’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 48’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, saved 59’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, goal 75’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, off target 76’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), open play, blocked 77’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), open play, goal 77’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, saved 77’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, blocked 80’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, saved 80’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), direct free kick, saved 86’ Marcus Dackers (Salford City), open play, saved 88’ Marcus Dackers (Salford City), from a corner, off target 90’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, blocked 90’ Luke Bolton (Salford City), open play, saved 90+2’ Ethan Ingram (Salford City), open play, off target 90+4’ Ross Tierney (Walsall), open play, off target 90+9’ Stevie Mallan (Salford City), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ethan Ingram
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Theo Vassell
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Declan John Taken off
65′ – – 1 – – – –
Ossama Ashley Taken off
84′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Stevie Mallan
90′ – – 6 – – –
Conor McAleny Taken off
65′ – – 4 – – – –
Connor McLennan
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Smith
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Ryan Watson Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 – – – –
Kevin Berkoe Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Dackers Came on as a substitute
6′ – – 2 – – – –
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

Salford City win 42% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Walsall win 30% Avg odds 3.09

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

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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.