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England

EFL Trophy 2025/2026 Peninsula Stadium, Salford

Salford

4 - 2

Wolves U21

Our Tip

Match Events

Holman F.

11'

Voice C.

25'

Olagunju S.

Summary Win Prob Goals Form H2H Tactics Players Indices Predictions Timeline Accuracy Compare

AI Match Summary

This match ends 4-2, with Salford advancing. Cup football at its most decisive.

Win Probability Meter

Derived from 10,000 simulations matching home advantage & form profiles

34%

Salford

15%

Draws

51%

Wolves U21

Draw rate projection: 15% Favored: Wolves U21

Model Confidence

Aggregate indicator score

15% / Low Confidence

Look at the last few games and Salford come out ahead of Wolves U21 on wins alone.
Model gives Salford a 42% chance of winning this.
Salford have the better recent form, but knockout football is a different beast — one bad day ends the campaign.
Historical meetings favor Salford, who have won 3 of the last 3 encounters.
High conversion rates suggest a high-scoring game (Over 2.5 Probability: 78%).
These two have met 3 times recently and Salford have taken 3 of them.

Goal Probability Engine

Model estimations for goals markets based on xG conversion histories

Over 0.5 Goals 96%

Over 1.5 Goals 85.5%

Over 2.5 Goals 78%

Over 3.5 Goals 70%

Over 4.5 Goals 32%

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) 71.4%

Salford Clean Sheet 16%

Wolves U21 Clean Sheet 10%

Recent Team Form Analysis

Averages per match over historical game filters

Metric	Salford	Wolves U21
Matches Played	31	29
Wins	16	8
Draws	4	4
Losses	11	17
Goals Scored	1.39	1.24
Goals Conceded	1.16	2.21
Expected Goals (xG)	1.65	1.44
Expected Goals Conceded (xGA)	1.10	1.40

H2H

Historical prediction success rates across key markets

Nov 11, 2025 EFL Trophy

Salford vs Wolves U21

4:2

Nov 12, 2024 EFL Trophy

Salford vs Wolves U21

3:2

Dec 3, 2019 EFL Trophy

Salford vs Wolves U21

3:0

Key Player Impact Analysis

Key performers and expected goal involvement factors

Salford Compare

Top Goalscorer Butt R.

2 Goals

Assists Leader Padovani B.

1 Ast

Avg xG / game 1.27

Avg xA / game 0.82

Wolves U21 Compare

Top Goalscorer Holman F.

1 Goals

Assists Leader Lopes L.

1 Ast

Avg xG / game 1.31

Avg xA / game 0.8

SokaPicks Momentum Index

Current performance index incorporating opponent strength & fatigue (0-100)

Salford 41 / 100

Wolves U21 36 / 100

How it's calculated: Weighted formula of recent form points (60%), goal margin trends (20%), home/away adjustments (10%), and squad impact availability ratings (10%).

Attack & Defence Capability Index

Salford Wolves U21

AI Prediction Engine Forecast

Simulated score frequencies and primary prediction markets

Primary Pick Draw (X)

Secondary Pick Over 2.5 Goals or BTTS Yes

Correct Score 2:2

BTTS Outcome Yes (GG)

Over/Under Pick Over 2.5

SokaPicks Smart Insights

Historical trends and unique patterns automatically detected by our system

Wolves U21 has conceded goals in 90% of their last 29 outings.

Historical meetings average 4.67 goals per match.

Salford scored in 74% of their last 31 games.

Salford went unbeaten in 2 of their last 5 games.

Scoring Trends

Salford VS Wolves U21

1.88 Goals Scored 1

1.88 Goals Conceded 1.43

100% Over 1.5 71%

88% Over 2.5 57%

63% Over 3.5 29%

Recent Form & Match History

Salford

(Home)

05 Sept

Salford

1 : 0

Port Vale

01 Sept

Salford

2 : 1

Newport

29 Aug

Shrewsbury

1 : 0

Salford

22 Aug

Salford

0 : 1

Chesterfield

15 Aug

Barnet

3 : 1

Salford

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Wolves U21

(Away)

08 Sept

Halifax

3 : 0

Wolves U21

02 Sept

Preston U21

0 : 1

Wolves U21

24 Aug

Manchester City U21

4 : 0

Wolves U21

18 Aug

Wealdstone

1 : 3

Wolves U21

14 Aug

Wolves U21

2 : 0

Burnley U21

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