Low-Block Fortress
Swindon Town
Swindon Town handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 10 shots blocked or saved on 40.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 40.0%
- Shots blocked
- 5
- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 1
League Two · Matchday 7
Salford City
J. Powell 77'
1 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Swindon Town
League Two
Matchday 7Salford City1–0Swindon Town
2.11
Expected goals
1.13
77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SC 2.11, ST 1.13.
Match report
Salford City 1-0 Swindon Town
Salford City edged out Swindon Town 1-0 at Moor Lane in League Two. Powell opened the scoring for Salford City on 77'.
Expected goals finished Salford City 2.11, Swindon Town 1.13. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Salford City held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Swindon Town graded out for low-block fortress — 40.0% possession and 5 shots blocked. Salford City graded out for box occupation — 18 of 21 shots in the box and 0.10 xg per shot.
Joe Powell came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Salford City from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
21Shots12
2.11xG1.13
What the numbers say
4 readsBox Occupation
Salford City
Salford City kept getting bodies into the area — 86% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 18 of 21
- Share
- 86%
- xG per shot
- 0.10
Shooting From Range
Swindon Town
Swindon Town could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 67% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 8 of 12
- Share
- 67%
- xG per shot
- 0.09
Set-Piece Siege
Salford City
Salford City turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 12 corners.
- Corners
- 12
- Opponent
- 5
Timeline
🟨43'
James Ball
Foul
Half-time
J. Grant ↑ B. Wiredu ↓
🔄50'
🔄60'
T. Nichols ↑ J. Hungbo ↓
🔄61'
J. Debayo ↑ J. Ball ↓
🔄69'
A. Hackford ↑ P. Glatzel ↓
🟨71'
Ollie Clarke
Foul
N. Asiimwe ↑ O. Turton ↓
🔄74'
B. Woodburn ↑ D. Udoh ↓
🔄74'
J. Powell — assist: K. N'Mai
⚽77'
🔄80'
B. Kirkman ↑ O. Clarke ↓
🔄80'
D. Butterworth ↑ K. Majekodunmi ↓
L. Garbutt ↑ K. N'Mai ↓
🔄83'
🟨87'
James Debayo
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMoor Lane, Salford
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished