SCUNTHORPE. Scunthorpe United bested Crawley Town to win 2-1. It was Scunthorpe United to strike first with an own goal of G. Francomb at the 32′. Then J. Scrimshaw scored again for Scunthorpe United in the 55′ minute with a goal. Eventually, K. Appiah reduced the distance for Crawley Town with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Crawley Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Sands Venue Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Wright who had the assistance of Declan Ford and Christopher Ward. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Scunthorpe United

2 - 1

Crawley Town

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 133
  • 41 Dangerous attack 56
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 10
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Crawley Town had a strong ball possession 60% while Scunthorpe United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crawley Town was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Scunthorpe United was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Scunthorpe United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Crawley Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Scunthorpe United received 1 yellow card (R. Watson). On the opposite side, Crawley Town received 1 yellow card (J. Lynch).

Match Timeline

32'
55'
60'
60'
61'
Alfie Beestin- sub ->M. Hippolyte
61'
65'
Joel Lynch- Yellow
73'
77'
79'
84'

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 this match, Scunthorpe United will have 11 points like Mansfield Town to stay in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Crawley Town will stay with 17 points like Walsall and Rochdale to stay in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Scunthorpe United will play away against Colchester United on the 30th of October with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Scunthorpe United (9 draws).

Crawley Town will host Port Vale on the 30th of October with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (2 draws).

Scunthorpe United – Formation

Scunthorpe United
G
Rory Watson 1.England
6.5
77'
D
George Taft 5.England
6.5
D
R. Millen 2.Scotland
7.2
D
Emmanuel Onariase 6.England
7.3
D
L. Thompson 16.Northern Ireland
6.4
D
Jai Rowe 12.England
7.0
M
H. Hackney 26.England
6.2
61'
M
Tom Pugh 23.England
6.7
F
Myles Hippolyte 11.Grenada
7.3
61'
F
Ryan Loft 9.England
7.3
79'
F
Jake Scrimshaw 18.England
7.2
55'
Substitutes
G
T. Collins 13.England
M
T. O'Neill 21.England
F
Harry Bunn 17.England
6.3
61'
F
Aaron Jarvis 19.England
6.8
79'
F
Alfie Beestin 8.England
7.0
61'
F
Devarn Green 7.England
F
Harry Wood 14.England

Scunthorpe United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Neil James Cox decided to play with the following team: Rory Watson (6.5), Ross Millen (7.2), Jai Rowe (7.0), Manny Onariase (7.3), George Taft (6.5), Lewis Thompson (6.4), Hayden Hackney (6.2), Tom Pugh (6.7), Myles Hippolyte (7.3), Ryan Loft (7.3) and Jake Scrimshaw (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Harry Bunn (6.3), Aaron Jarvis (6.8), T. Collins, T. O’Neill, Alfie Beestin (6.8), D. Green and H. Wood.

Substitutions

Scunthorpe United made 3 changes: M. Hippolyte for A. Beestin (60′), H. Hackney for H. Bunn (61′) and H. Hackney for H. Bunn (61′).

Best player: Manny Onariase​

The player that probably impressed the most for Scunthorpe United was Manny Onariase even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 26 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
6.3
D
Tony Craig 5.England
6.6
D
Joel Lynch 37.Wales
6.9
65'
D
George Francomb 4.England
6.7
84'
D
N. Tsaroulla 25.Cyprus
7.3
M
Jack Payne 28.England
7.2
M
Jake Hessenthaler 39.England
6.9
M
Jack Powell 8.England
7.1
M
A. Bansal-McNulty 30.England
5.9
60'
F
Kwesi Appiah 21.Ghana
7.4
73'
F
Tom Nichols 9.England
6.2
60'
Substitutes
G
D. Henry 38.England
D
Archie Davies 2.England
D
Ludwig Francillette 15.Guadeloupe
M
Will Ferry 18.Republic of Ireland
6.6
84'
F
Sam Ashford 23.England
6.6
60'
F
D. Rodari 35.Switzerland
6.8
60'

Crawley Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, John Yems played with: Glenn Morris (6.3), George Francomb (6.7), Joel Lynch (6.9), Tony Craig (6.6), Nick Tsaroulla (7.3), Jake Hessenthaler (6.9), Jack Payne (7.2), Amrit Bansal-McNulty (5.9), Jack Powell (7.1), Tom Nichols (6.2) and Kwesi Appiah (7.4).

They had on the bench: Sam Ashford (6.6), A. Davies, Davide Rodari (6.8), Will Ferry (6.6), L. Francillette and D. Henry.

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 3 changes: A. Bansal-McNulty for S. Ashford (60′), G. Francomb for W. Ferry (84′) and G. Francomb for W. Ferry (84′).

Best player: Kwesi Appiah​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crawley Town was Kwesi Appiah.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

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