SALFORD. Swindon Town was capable to turn the tables against Salford City to win 2-1. It was Salford City to strike first with an early goal of Ryan Watson at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 26′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Elliot Watt gave the win to Swindon Town in the 55′ minute with an own goal.
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the collaboration of Gareth Viccars and Bradley Hall. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 52.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 12 Total 3
- 3 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 68
- 48 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Swindon Town managed to find the solution to win this match.
Salford City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 2 yellow cards (Elliot Watt and Ryan Watson). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Jacob Wakeling and Remeao Hutton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Salford City will stay with 49 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Swindon Town will have 45 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Salford City (3 draws).
Swindon Town will host Bradford City on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns, Ibou Touray, Theo Vassell, Jason Lowe, Ryan Watson, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Conor McAleny, Matt Smith and Shane McLoughlin.
The home team had on the bench: Callum Morton, Giosue Bellagambi, Callum Hendry, Matthew Lund, Stevie Mallan, Louie Barry and Ryan David Leak.
Salford City could not rely on the presence of Callum Hendry (injured).
Substitutions
Salford City made 5 changes: Conor McAleny for Callum Hendry (46′), Shane McLoughlin for Louie Barry (68′), E. Galbraith for Callum Morton (68′), Matt Smith for Stephen Mallan (77′) and Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (77′).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Jody Morris played with: Solomon Brynn, Saido Khan, Thomas Clayton, Remeao Hutton, Ciaran Brennan, Ellis Iandolo, George McEachran, Jake Cain, Charlie Austin, Jacob Wakeling and Frazer Blake-Tracy.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ronan Darcy
, Jack Copland, Tomi Adeloye, Luke Jephcott, Tyrese Shade, Harrison Minturn and Ricky Aguair.Substitutions
Swindon Town made 4 changes: Frazer Blake-Tracy for Ronan Darcy (49′), George McEachran for Tyrese Shade (80′), Charlie Austin for Luke Jephcott (89′) and Jacob Wakeling for Tomi Adeloye (90′).
Best player: Ronan Darcy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Ronan Darcy even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 49′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Grimsby Town – 1-2
- Bradford City – Barrow – 0-1
- Sutton United – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0
- Walsall – Newport County – 1-1
- Salford City – Swindon Town – 1-2
- Rochdale – Gillingham – 0-2
- Leyton Orient – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Harrogate Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
- Carlisle United – Colchester United – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Stockport County – Stevenage – 2-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Hartlepool United – 2-2