EXETER. Exeter City was capable to turn the table against Mansfield Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Mansfield Town to strike first with a goal of O. Hawkins at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Jay gave the win to Exeter City in the 83′ minute with a goal. Exeter City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the help of Richard Morris and Andy Laver. The 4th official was Daniel Flinn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Exeter City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match​.

Exeter City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Mansfield Town shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (F. Rawson and G. Lapslie).

Standings

After playing this match, Exeter City will have 23 points like Harrogate Town, Swindon Town and Hartlepool United to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town will stay with 11 points like Scunthorpe United to stay in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Exeter City will play away with Salford City on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (1 draw).

Mansfield Town will host Tranmere Rovers on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (4 draws).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: C. Dawson (6.6), J. Key (6.6), P. Sweeney (6.8), A. Hartridge (6.4), C. Daniel (6.8), A. Collins (7.5), T. Dieng (7.6), K. Taylor (6.6), M. Jay (7.2), O. Edwards (6.2) and S. Nombe (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: J. Coley, J. Brown (6.5), S. Brown, G. Ray, P. Amond (7.3), J. Caprice and N. Atangana.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 3 changes: K. Taylor for P. Amond (60′), O. Edwards for J. Brown (65′) and M. Jay for G. Ray (90′).

Best player: T. Dieng​

The most impressive player for Exeter City was T. Dieng.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 35 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

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: N. Bishop (6.6), J. Clarke (6.4), F. Rawson (6.8), O. Hawkins (8.0), R. Burke (6.8), H. Charsley (7.7), O. Clarke (6.5), S. Quinn (6.1), G. Lapslie (7.0), J. Bowery (6.6) and R. Oates (6.8).

They had on the bench: G. Maris (7.1), T. Sinclair (6.6), W. Forrester, D. Johnson (6.2), J. O’Toole, G. Shelvey and J. Law.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: J. Bowery for G. Maris (63′), G. Lapslie for D. Johnson (85′) and R. Oates for T. Sinclair (87′).

Best player: O. Hawkins​

The most impressive player for Mansfield Town was O. Hawkins.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 34 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 17 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

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

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