Walsall vs Salford City prediction, odds and how to watch

Walsall bossed possession and created more than enough to win, but a 0-0 draw against Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup means the tie goes to a shootout. Twenty shots. Five on target. No goals. Work that one out.

Salford City controlled 72 percent of the ball and produced 21 shots at home but could only draw 1-1 with Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup, with a second-half substitute equaliser arriving too late to secure the win their territorial dominance deserved.

Bristol City dominated possession and created volume throughout but Walsall's organised low block and clinical finishing from a second-half set move earned a remarkable 1-0 victory at Ashton Gate.

Notts County produced a commanding performance at Meadow Lane, brushing aside Salford City 3-0 in League Two to strengthen their play-off push and avenge an earlier defeat to the Ammies this season.

A 2-2 draw at Salford City on the final day of the League Two season saw both sides share the spoils, with the result doing little to shift the broader picture in a division that had already settled its most significant questions.

Bristol City host Walsall in the Carabao Cup first round on Thursday 6 August 2026.