MANSFIELD. Salford City defeats Mansfield Town 5-2 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards who was helped by Richard Woodward and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Nicholas Cooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Mansfield Town

2 - 5

Salford City

• 51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

• 19 Total 13
• 6 On Target 8
• 8 Off Target 5
• 5 Shots blocked 0

• 120 Attack 72
• 58 Dangerous attack 34
• 0 Ball safe​ 0

• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 6

Fouls

• 12 Total 4
• 4 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Mansfield Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Salford City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Mansfield Town shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Salford City shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 4 yellow cards (James Perch, Ollie Clarke, Jordan Bowery and Danny Johnson). Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 1 yellow card (Jason Lowe).

Standings

After playing this match, Mansfield Town will stay with 52 points like Northampton Town to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Salford City will have 49 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).

Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town

G

Christy Pym 1.England

5.5

D

Riley Harbottle 6.England

6.2

46'

D

Alfie Kilgour 24.England

6.3

D

James Perch 14.England

5.9

13'

M

Elliott Hewitt 4.Wales

6.6

M

Ollie Clarke 8.England

6.1

52'

M

Kieran Wallace 17.England

6.5

59'

M

Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland

6.4

59'

M

Jordan Bowery 9.England

7.3

78' 88'

F

Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England

7.8

85' 36'

F

Lucas Akins 7.England

6.2

60'

Substitutes

G

Scott Flinders 13.England

D

Callum Johnson 12.England

6.6

46'

M

Jason Law 15.England

6.4

60'

M

Hiram Boateng 44.England

7.1

59'

F

Danny Johnson 11.England

6.5

59' 83'

Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (5.5), Riley Harbottle (6.2), Alfie Kilgour (6.3), James Perch (5.9), Elliott Hewitt (6.6), Ollie Clarke (6.1), Kieran Wallace (6.5), Stephen Quinn (6.4), Jordan Bowery (7.3), Davis Keillor-Dunn (7.8) and Lucas Akins (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Scott Flinders, Taylor Anderson (6.2), Callum Johnson (6.6), Jason Law (6.4), Hiram Boateng (7.1), Danny Johnson (6.5) and McKeal Abdullah.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 4 changes: Riley Harbottle for Callum Johnson (46′), Kieran Wallace for Danny Johnson (59′), Stephen Quinn for Hiram Boateng (59′) and L. Akins for Jason Law (60′).

Best player: Davis Keillor-Dunn​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Davis Keillor-Dunn.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

G

Alex Cairns 12.England

6.5

D

Jason Lowe 4.England

6.7

28'

D

Theo Vassell 42.England

7.6

81'

D

Ryan Leak 26.Wales

7.4

D

Ibou Touray 3.Gambia

7.6

M

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

8.8

M

Matthew Lund 8.Northern Ireland

8.1

89' 18', 56'

M

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.5

76'

F

Luke Bolton 24.England

8.6

50'

F

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

7.4

76' 21'

F

Louie Barry 20.England

7.3

70'

Substitutes

G

Giosue Bellagambi 13.England

D

Richard Nartey 25.England

M

Stephen Mallan 14.Scotland

6.2

76'

M

Shane McLoughlin 38.Republic of Ireland

89'

F

Matt Smith 17.England

F

Callum Morton 27.England

6.5

76'

F

Conor McAleny 18.England

6.6

70'

Salford City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Neil Wood played with: Alex Cairns (6.5), Jason Lowe (6.7), Theo Vassell (7.6), Ryan Leak (7.4), Ibou Touray (7.6), Elliot Watt (8.8), Matthew Lund (8.1), Ryan Watson (6.5), Luke Bolton (8.6), Callum Hendry (7.4) and Louie Barry (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Giosue Bellagambi, Richard Nartey, Stevie Mallan (6.2), Shane McLoughlin, Matt Smith, Callum Morton (6.5) and Conor McAleny (6.6).

Substitutions

Salford City made 4 changes: Louie Barry for Conor McAleny (70′), Callum Hendry for Callum Morton (76′), Ryan Watson for Stephen Mallan (76′) and Matty Lund for Shane McLoughlin (89′).

Best player: Elliot Watt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Salford City was Elliot Watt even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.8) with 72 passes (84% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Doncaster Rovers – Bradford City – 0-1
• Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 3-0
• Crawley Town – Carlisle United – 2-5
• Stevenage – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
• Newport County – Sutton United – 0-2
• Mansfield Town – Salford City – 2-5
• Hartlepool United – Walsall – 3-3
• Grimsby Town – Leyton Orient – 2-2
• Gillingham – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Rochdale – 1-1
• Colchester United – Northampton Town – 0-1
• Barrow – Stockport County – 1-0