NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town didn’t concede much to Walsall to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Northampton Town was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Bobby Madden with the assistance of Scott Williams and Kevin Howick. The 4th official was Declan O’Shea. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -9.4 degrees Celsius or 15.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 2 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 9 Attack 5
- 3 Dangerous attack 3
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Northampton Town had a strong ball possession 61% while Walsall was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Northampton Town had a more offensive attitude with 3 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Northampton Town to win the match.
Northampton Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Walsall shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards (Shaun McWilliams, Ali Koiki and ). Talking about the opposition, Walsall received 3 yellow cards (Donervon Daniels, B. Comley and Conor Wilkinson ).
Ali Koiki (Northampton Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Northampton Town will have 49 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Walsall will have 37 points like Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Northampton Town will play away against Sutton United on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sutton United (2 draws).
Walsall will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
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Northampton Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Thomas King, Jon Guthrie, Akinwale Joseph Odimayo, Tyler Magloire, Ali Koiki, Sam Sherring, Mitchell Pinnock, Jack Sowerby, Shaun McWilliams, Sam Hoskins and Louis Appere.
The home team had on the bench: T. Yengi, Marc Leonard, Joshua Okpoda Eppiah, Ben Fox, Jonathan Maxted, Max Dyche and D’Margio Wright-Phillips.
Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Ben Fox (injured).
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 4 changes: Louis Appéré for T. Yengi (62′), Mitch Pinnock for Joshua Eppiah (65′), Akin Odimayo for Ben Fox (70′) and Shaun McWilliams for D’Margio Wright-Phillips (71′).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Michael John Flynn played with: Owen Evans, Donervon Joseph Daniels, Hayden White, Emmanuel Monthe, Liam Gordon, Jacob Maddox, Brandon Comley, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt, Mathew Stevens and Tom Knowles.
They had on the bench: Jackson Smith, Joe Low, Yann Songo’o, Robbie Willmott, Taylor Allen, Conor Wilkinson and Andrew Williams.
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: Jamille Matt for Conor Wilkinson (59′), Mathew Stevens for Andy Williams (76′) and Isaac Hutchinson for Robbie Willmott (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Stevenage – 0-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Hartlepool United – 0-1
- Bradford City – Mansfield Town – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
- Stockport County – Tranmere Rovers – 3-2
- Salford City – Rochdale – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Walsall – 0-0
- Newport County – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Gillingham – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Grimsby Town – 0-3
- Colchester United – Barrow – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Harrogate Town – 0-1
