Having narrowly missed out on the playoffs last season, everyone associated with Salford were expecting to make a sustained push for promotion this time around.

However, the North-West outfit have struggled this campaign, winning only four of their 15 league matches to sit just four points above the relegation zone.

On a positive note, there are only seven points separating Salford and the playoffs, but that will not be a realistic aim until Gary Bowyer's men can record successive wins for the first time this season.

Their most recent two fixtures have ended in defeat, Salford taking an early lead before losing at leaders Forest Green Rovers and Exeter City netting a last-gasp winner to win 2-1 last weekend.



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在上个赛季以微弱差距错失季后赛之后，所有与索尔福德有关的人都期待着这次能够持续推动球队升级。

然而，这支西北球队在这个赛季举步维艰，15场联赛中只赢了4场，只比降级区高出4分。

从积极的方面来看，索尔福德和季后赛之间只有7分的差距，但这并不是一个现实的目标，除非加里·鲍耶的球队能在本赛季首次连续获胜。

他们最近的两场比赛都以失败告终，索尔福德在一开始领先，但随后输给了领头羊森林格林流浪者，埃克塞特城在最后时刻攻入一球以2-1获胜。