Salford City vs Rotherham: result 2-7 and analysis
EFL TrophyRound of 32Kick-off on December 2, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)The Peninsula Stadium, Salford, Greater Manchester
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What was the result of Salford City vs Rotherham?
Rotherham won 2-7 on December 2, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 8′N. SiriSalford City
- 18′Josh AyresRotherham
- 22′J. ClarkeRotherham
- 31′C. StocktonSalford City
- 39′J. BensonRotherham
- 53′J. BensonRotherham
- 55′J. BensonRotherham
- 85′Daniel GoreRotherham
- 89′Dean GardnerRotherham
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Salford City have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Rotherham have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | Crawley Town(home) | 4-3 | League Two |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Bromley(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Wolves U21(home) | 4-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Cambridge United(home) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | Wycombe(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Reading(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Luton(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Lincoln(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Burton Albion(home) | 2-2 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Salford City win(s), 3 draw(s), 0 Rotherham win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | Salford City 0-0 Rotherham | League Cup |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Salford City 1-1 Rotherham | Friendlies Clubs |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Salford City 1-1 Rotherham | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Salford City vs Rotherham on Aug 12, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Salford City score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rotherham score 1.5 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Rotherham | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Salford City sit 1st in EFL Trophy (9 points from 3 matches) and Rotherham sit 2nd (6 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Rotherham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy