ROCHDALE. Rochdale defeats Salford City 1-0 after I. Henderson scored just 1 goal (80′). Salford City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Peter Wright who was helped by Anthony Moore and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Stephen Wade. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 66 Attack 123
- 35 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Salford City had a strong ball possession 65% while Rochdale was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Rochdale managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Rochdale shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Salford City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (A. Odoh and E. Brierley). On the other side, Salford City received 1 yellow card (E. Galbraith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rochdale will have 15 points to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Salford City will stay with 27 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (3 draws).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
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80'
67'
Rochdale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jim Bentley decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Jimmy Ball, Cameron John, Sam Graham, Toumani Diagouraga, Jimmy Keohane, Abraham Odoh, Ian Henderson, Tyrese Sinclair and Devante Rodney.
The home team had on the bench: Femi Seriki, Ethan Brierley, Ben Nelson, Bradley Kelly, Jim McNulty, Rayhaan Rahim Amari Tulloch and Connor Malley.
Substitutions
Rochdale made only 1 change substituting T. Sinclair for E. Brierley (67′).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
Salford City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Neil Wood played with: Thomas King, Ashley Eastham, Ibou Touray, Ryan David Leak, Theo Vassell, Ryan Watson, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Jack Jenkins and Marcus Dackers.
They had on the bench: Matt Smith, Elliot Jorge Simões Inácio, Richard Nartey, Matthew Lund, Odin Bailey, Jacob Chapman and Kevin Berkoe.
Substitutions
Salford City made 2 changes: M. Dackers for O. Bailey (63′) and R. Leak for E. Simoes (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Rochdale – Salford City – 1-0
- Mansfield Town – Bradford City – 1-2
- Harrogate Town – Carlisle United – 3-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Leyton Orient – 2-0
