Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salford City & Peterborough United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Salford City form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Galbraith was the last player to score a league goal for Salford City and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Salford City haven't scored in 270 minutes.
The spoils were shared in Salford City's previous game, also at home. Visiting AFC Wimbledon travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Goalkeeper King got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.15 out of ten. King topped it up with a clean sheet.
Heartbreak before that as Salford lost 0-1 at Rochdale's place.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Salford City, as the League Two home game vs Carlisle United is only three days away.
Salford City are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Peninsula Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Peterborough United form and stats
Peterborough's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 5th round.There's been little loot from Peterborough United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the League One. Peterborough United only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
There might be some fixture complaints from Peterborough United as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 2-3 against Exeter City. Peterborough United were so close to getting something from the game against Exeter City, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime. Midfielder Taylor was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Taylor hit five key passes.
One match before, 0-0 at home against Salford City in the FA Cup.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Peterborough manager McCann as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bristol Rovers.
The visiting Peterborough United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other previously this season, with the final score Peterborough United - Salford City 0-0 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 12 goals |  J. Marriott 4 goals |  R. Watson 3 goals |
Salford City missing players
Peterborough United missing players
| Salford City | Peterborough United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 16 | 44 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 15 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Barrow | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Salford City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Walsall | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Newport County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Derby County | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 14 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 13 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -22 | 13 |
