Accrington Stanley vs Salford City: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, Accrington Stanley welcome Salford City for a English EFL Trophy fixture set to start at 18:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "Northern Group A".

The venue for the game is Wham Stadium, Accrington. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Accrington Stanley are 2nd with 2 points from 1 match, while Salford City are 4th with 0 points from 1 match. That leaves Salford City 2 points behind Accrington Stanley.

Accrington Stanley have scored 3 goals and conceded 3 goals in the league, a goal difference of 0. Salford City have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 goals in the league, a goal difference of -1.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Accrington Stanley have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. They scored 7 goals and let in 6 goals (L-D-D-D-W).

Over their last 5 games Salford City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 10 goals and let in 6 goals (D-W-L-W-W).

Salford City arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Accrington Stanley.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 1 win for Accrington Stanley, 0 wins for Salford City and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Thursday, 5 February 2026: Accrington Stanley 1-0 Salford City.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 1 goal, an average of 1 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Accrington Stanley averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game, while Salford City averaged 2 scored and 1.2 conceded.

Salford City have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2 goals per game over their last 5 matches.

How to watch

We do not hold a broadcaster listing for this match yet. Check the competition organiser or your local rights holder.

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