COLCHESTER. Colchester United and Walsall didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday. Walsall was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison with the collaboration of Abbas Khan and Adrian Tranter. The 4th official was Paul Evans. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 6 Total 7
- 2 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 76 Attack 82
- 46 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 15 Free Kicks 18
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Walsall had a strong ball possession 56% while Colchester United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Colchester United to win the match.
Colchester United shot 7 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Walsall shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (Junior Tchamadeu and S. Tovide). Regarding the opposition, Walsall received 1 yellow card (Donervon Daniels).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Colchester United will have 35 points like Crewe Alexandra to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Walsall will have 40 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away against Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).
Walsall will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
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Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Matt Bloomfield decided to play with the following team: Kieran O’Hara, Luke Chambers, Connor Hall, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Wood, J. Tchamadeu, Ossama Ashley, Noah Chilvers, John Akinde, Tom Hopper and Matt Jay.
The home team had on the bench: Tom Smith, Marley Marshall Miranda, Will Greenidge, Alex Newby, Kwesi Appiah, Arthur Read and Samson Tovide.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: Tom Hopper for Samson Tovide (76′), Luke Chambers for Arthur Read (76′), John Akinde for Kwesi Appiah (76′) and Matt Jay for Alex Newby (85′).
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, Joe Low, Jacob Maddox, Brandon Comley, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt and Tom Knowles.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Oisin McEntee, Taylor Allen, Mathew Stevens, Robbie Willmott, Andrew Williams, Yann Songo’o and Jackson Smith.
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: Jacob Maddox for Robbie Willmott (54′), Liam Gordon for Mathew Stevens (75′) and Jamille Matt for Andy Williams (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Doncaster Rovers – Barrow – 1-0
- Bradford City – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Stockport County – Crawley Town – 2-1
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Northampton Town – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
- Newport County – Stevenage – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Rochdale – 2-1
- Gillingham – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Colchester United – Walsall – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Mansfield Town – 0-4
