Salford City vs Sunderland U21 Wednesday 02nd September 2026 09:00 PM football predictions.

EFL Trophy

Sept. 2, 2026 2 weeks from now VS

Salford City Sunderland U21

Salford City L D D W W W

Sunderland U21 D D D L L

STRENGTH

EXPECTED GOALS

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Aug 15, 26	Away	Barnet	3 - 1	Loss
Aug 8, 26	Home	Shrewsbury	1 - 1	Draw
Aug 1, 26	Home	Bradford	2 - 2	Draw
Jul 28, 26	Away	Carlisle	0 - 2	Win
Jul 25, 26	Home	Dundee Utd	3 - 2	Win
Jul 18, 26	Away	United of Manchester	1 - 4	Win

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Jul 18, 26	Away	South Shields	1 - 1	Draw
Jul 28, 23	Away	Hebburn Town	1 - 1	Draw
Nov 8, 17	Away	Grimsby	1 - 1	Draw
Oct 3, 17	Away	Doncaster	1 - 0	Loss
Aug 29, 17	Away	Scunthorpe	3 - 1	Loss

This prediction suggests that there is a 52.28% likelihood that only one team is likely to score throughout the entire match.

This prediction indicates that Salford City has a 64.46% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 19.56 %

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