BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers was in the end too strong for Doncaster Rovers with the goal of Kane Hemmings (45′), Kieron Morris (60′) and Paul Lewis (77′).
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the help of Connor Brown and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Oliver Bickle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 5 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 93
- 38 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Tranmere Rovers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Doncaster Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Tranmere Rovers was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Tranmere Rovers shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Ethan Bristow). Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (James Maxwell and Tom Anderson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Tranmere Rovers will have 30 points to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 31 points like Stockport County and AFC Wimbledon to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away against Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Stevenage on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Micky Mellon decided to play with the following team: Ross Doohan, Jordan Turnbull, Tom Davies, Lee O’Connor, Josh Cogley, Ethan Bristow, Kieron Morris, Josh Hawkes, Christopher Merrie, Kane Hemmings and Joel Mumbongo.
The home team had on the bench: Kyle Jameson, Mateusz Hewelt, Reece McAlear, Jake Burton, Paul Lewis, Neil Byrne and Rhys Hughes.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Joel Mumbongo for Paul Lewis (70′), Kane Hemmings for Jake Burton (87′) and Josh Hawkes for Reece McAlear (87′).
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Danny Schofield played with: Jonathan Mitchell, Tom Anderson, Kyle Knoyle, Adam Long, Charlie Seaman, James Maxwell, Adam Clayton, Jon Taylor, Ben Close, Harrison Biggins and George Miller.
They had on the bench: Liam Ravenhill, Ro-Shaun Williams, Kieran Ricardo Agard, Luke Molyneux, Louis Jones, Kyle Hurst and Reo Griffiths.
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 4 changes: Jon Taylor for Kyle Hurst (15′), Adam Clayton for Luke Molyneux (61′), Harrison Biggins for Reo Griffiths (73′) and Charlie Seaman for Ro-Shaun Williams (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Walsall – 1-2
- Crawley Town – Sutton United – 1-2
- Stockport County – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Gillingham – Colchester United – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Doncaster Rovers – 3-0
- Salford City – Barrow – 1-1
- Rochdale – Hartlepool United – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Grimsby Town – 3-2
- Carlisle United – Bradford City – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Newport County – 1-1