CREWE. Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale draw 1-1. R. Adebisi scored the first goal (70′) for Crewe Alexandra. J. Keohane made it even (80′).
The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the collaboration of Mike George and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Joe Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 17 Total 13
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 118 Attack 123
- 43 Dangerous attack 57
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Crewe Alexandra was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Rochdale that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Rochdale to win the match.
Crewe Alexandra shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale shot 15 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (Sean Robertson and Connor O’Riordan). On the opposite side, Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Abraham Odoh).
Connor O’Riordan (Crewe Alexandra) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Crewe Alexandra will have 37 points like Newport County and Grimsby Town to hold in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Rochdale will have 21 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away against Newport County on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Newport County (2 draws).
Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra
87'
55'
11'
70'
Crewe Alexandra adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: James Beadle , Connor O’Riordan , Rod McDonald , Luke Offord , Sean Robertson , Ryan Finnigan , Joel Tabiner , Tariq Uwakwe , Rio Adebisi , Elliott Nevitt and Daniel Agyei .
The home team had on the bench: Dave Richards, Billy Sass-Davies, Regan Griffiths , Lachlan Brook, Conor Thomas, Callum Ainley and Bassala Sambou.
Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of Regan Griffiths (injured).
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: Sean Robertson for Callum Ainley (55′), R. Finnigan for Regan Griffiths (83′) and Joel Tabiner for Billy Sass-Davies (90′).
Best player: Joel Tabiner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Joel Tabiner.
His rating is with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
Also Rochdale adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Jim Bentley played with: Jake Eastwood , Toby Mullarkey , Ethan Ebanks-Landell , Max Taylor , Abraham Odoh , Jimmy Keohane , Ethan Brierley , Danny Lloyd , Owen Dodgson , Ian Henderson and Devante Rodney .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ellis Craven, Femi Seriki , Sam Graham, Toumani Diagouraga, D’Mani Bughail-Mellor , Scott Quigley and Tahvon Campbell.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 4 changes: Abraham Odoh for Scott Quigley (63′), Danny Lloyd for Femi Seriki (81′), Devante Rodney for D’Mani Bughail-Mellor (81′) and Max Taylor for Tahvon Campbell (90′).
Best player: Ethan Ebanks-Landell
The player that probably impressed the most for Rochdale was Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
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
