NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town had a surprising win over Mansfield Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Horsfall (74′) and a goal from A. McGowan (23′).

The match was played at the PTS ACADEMY STADIUM stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Rob Lewis with the assistance of Oliver Bickle and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Marvyn Amphlett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 70.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Northampton Town was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Northampton Town won the match​.

Northampton Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Mansfield Town shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (K. Etete and F. Horsfall). On the opposite side, Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (H. Charsley and ).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Northampton Town will have 18 points like Leyton Orient to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town will stay with 10 points like Carlisle United to stay in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Northampton Town will host Stevenage on the 19th of October with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Northampton Town (1 draw).

Mansfield Town will host Port Vale on the 19th of October with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (3 draws).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Liam Roberts (6.5), Aaron McGowan (7.5), Fraser Horsfall (7.9), Jon Guthrie (7.5), Ali Koiki (6.9), Jack Sowerby (7.1), Shaun McWilliams (7.4), Sam Hoskins (7.5), Paul Lewis (7.0), Mitchell Pinnock (7.1) and Kion Etete (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: D. Revan, N. Kabamba, S. Pollock, M. Harriman, C. Woods, D. Connolly and Danny Rose.

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 3 changes: K. Etete for D. Rose (79′), K. Etete for D. Rose (79′) and A. Koiki for M. Harriman (90′).

Best player: Fraser Horsfall​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Fraser Horsfall.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

On the other side, Nigel Clough played with: Nathan Bishop (6.1), James Clarke (6.5), Farrend Rawson (6.1), Elliott Hewitt (6.7), Stephen McLaughlin (6.9), Harry Charsley (6.2), Ollie Clarke (6.4), Jordan Bowery (6.3), George Lapslie (6.4), Danny Johnson (6.1) and Oliver Hawkins (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Burke (6.4), W. Forrester, J. Gale, G. Shelvey, Keaton Ward (6.8), Rhys Oates (6.2) and J. Law.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: H. Charsley for K. Ward (46′), S. McLaughlin for R. Burke (67′) and D. Johnson for R. Oates (76′).

Best player: Stephen McLaughlin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Stephen McLaughlin.

His rating is (6.9) with 33 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Bradford City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
• Carlisle United – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
• Colchester United – Harrogate Town – 1-0
• Crawley Town – Sutton United – 0-1
• Exeter City – Newport County – 2-2
• Leyton Orient – Walsall – 0-0
• Northampton Town – Mansfield Town – 2-0
• Oldham Athletic – Stevenage – 3-0
• Port Vale – Barrow – 3-1
• Salford City – Hartlepool United – 2-0
• Scunthorpe United – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
• Swindon Town – Rochdale – 2-2