SALFORD. Gillingham had a surprising win over Salford City with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ogie (44′) and a goal from T. Dieng (51′). Salford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,995 spectators. The referee was Ross Joyce with the support of Jacob Lehane and Adam Burgess. The 4th official was Alistair Nelson. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.13 degrees Celsius or 37.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 122 Attack 88
- 65 Dangerous attack 36
- 144 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Salford City had a superior ball possession 56% while Gillingham was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Gillingham found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Salford City shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Ethan Ingram, Curtis Tilt and Alex Cairns). Talking about the opposition, Gillingham received 1 yellow card (Conor Masterson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Salford City stays with 40 points to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham will has 54 points like Walsall to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Milton Keynes Dons on the 9th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (0 draws).
Gillingham will play away against Barrow on the 5th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Barrow (1 draw).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns
, Ethan Ingram , Theo Vassell , Curtis Tilt , Declan John , Ryan Watson , Elliot Watt , Dan Chesters , Liam Humbles , Conor McAleny and Matt Smith .The home team had on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund
, Callum Hendry , Connor McLennan , Joel Torrance, Callum Morton and Kyrell Malcolm.Substitutions
Salford City made 4 changes: Conor McAleny for Callum Hendry (72′), Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (72′), Liam Humbles for Connor McLennan (46′) and Ethan Ingram for Callum Morton (46′).
Player of the match: Matthew Lund
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Matthew Lund.
His rating is
with 11 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 72′.
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Stephen Clemence played with: Glenn Morris
, Remeao Hutton , Conor Masterson , Max Ehmer , Shadrach Ogie , Max Clark , Timothée Dieng , Ethan Coleman , Jonathan Williams , Ashley Nadesan and Oliver Hawkins .These were the players on the bench: Shaun Williams
, Scott Malone , Robbie McKenzie , Jayden Clarke, Connor Mahoney , Jake Turner and Josh Walker.Substitutions
Gillingham made 4 changes: Jonathan Williams for Shaun Williams (79′), Ashley Nadesan for Connor Mahoney (68′), Max Clark for Scott Malone (85′) and Timothée Dieng for Robbie McKenzie (85′).
Player of the match: Shadrach Ogie
The player that probably impressed the most for Gillingham was Shadrach Ogie.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 17 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Accrington Stanley – 4-0
- Walsall – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Sutton United – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Gillingham – 0-2
- Newport County – Mansfield Town – 0-1
- Grimsby Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Morecambe – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0