ROCHDALE. Rochdale beat Sutton United. Rochdale was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

R. Bennett received a red card (45′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Sutton United lost the match.

The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Howard who had the assistance of Paul Stonier and Billy Smallwood. The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Rochdale

3 - 2

Sutton United

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 23 Total 10
  • 10 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 135 Attack 88
  • 58 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Rochdale was in firm control of the ball 63% while Sutton United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rochdale was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rochdale won the match​.

Rochdale shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Sutton United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rochdale didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sutton United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Sutton United didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Bennett (Sutton United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

7'
23'
45'
56'
67'
67'
73'
79'
79'
82'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Rochdale will have 17 points like Walsall and Crawley Town to stay in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Sutton United will stay with 20 points like Leyton Orient, Bradford City and Newport County to stay in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away against Barrow on the 30th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (0 draws).

Sutton United will host Walsall on the 30th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale
G
Joel Coleman 33.England
6.2
D
Jimmy McNulty 4.Scotland
6.6
D
Eoghan O'Connell 6.Republic of Ireland
7.2
D
S. Graham 15.England
6.7
M
Corey O'Keeffe 2.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Jimmy Keohane 13.Republic of Ireland
7.1
73'
M
L. Kelly 23.Republic of Ireland
8.9
67'
M
Aaron Morley 8.England
7.8
90'
F
Alex Newby 10.England
7.5
79' 23'
F
Abraham Odoh 18.England
6.8
67'
F
Jake Beesley 9.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Jay Lynch 1.England
D
Aidan White 3.Republic of Ireland
6.1
73'
D
Max Taylor 5.England
M
C. Grant 11.Republic of Ireland
6.7
79'
M
B. Kershaw 36.England
M
George Broadbent 14.England
F
Danny Cashman 20.England
6.6
67'

Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Joel Coleman (6.2), Sam Graham (6.7), Eoghan O’Connell (7.2), Jimmy McNulty (6.6), Corey O’Keeffe (6.8), Liam Kelly (8.9), Aaron Morley (7.8), Jimmy Keohane (7.1), Alex Newby (7.5), Jake Beesley (6.8) and Abraham Odoh (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Lynch, Conor Grant (6.7), Danny Cashman (6.6), Aidan White (6.1), Ben Kershaw, George Broadbent and Max Taylor.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: A. Odoh for D. Cashman (67′), J. Keohane for A. White (73′) and A. Newby for C. Grant (79′).

Best player: Liam Kelly​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was Liam Kelly.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 78 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United
G
Dean Bouzanis 1.Australia
7.2
D
Louis John 6.England
7'
D
Ben Goodliffe 5.England
6.7
D
Joe Kizzi 22.England
6.3
D
Rob Milsom 24.England
7.1
M
Jonathan Barden 2.England
7.1
M
Will Randall 11.England
6.9
M
Alistair Smith 29.England
7.8
90'
M
Enzio Boldewijn 20.Netherlands
6.4
79'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
6.6
56'
F
Richie Bennett 26.England
6.2
45'
Substitutes
G
B. House 13.England
D
Coby Rowe 4.England
6.1
7'
M
Ben Wyatt 3.England
M
Isaac Olaofe 16.England
6.8
56' 82'
F
Omar Bugiel 9.Lebanon
6.7
79'
F
David Ajiboye 7.England
F
Ricky Korboa 19.England

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Regarding the opposition, Matt Gray played with: Dean Bouzanis (7.2), Joe Kizzi (6.3), Ben Goodliffe (6.7), Louis John, Robert Milsom (7.1), Enzio Boldewijn (6.4), Jonathan Patrick Barden (7.1), Alistair Smith (7.8), Will Randall (6.9), Donovan Wilson (6.6) and Richie Bennett (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brad House, Ben Wyatt, Coby Rowe (6.1), Omar Bugiel (6.7), David Ajiboye, Isaac Olaofe (6.8) and Ricky Korboa.

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of C. Rowe (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: L. John for C. Rowe (7′), D. Wilson for I. Olaofe (56′) and E. Boldewijn for O. Bugiel (79′).

Best player: Alistair Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Alistair Smith.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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