WALSALL. Barrow conquers Walsall 1-0 after B. Waters scored just 1 goal (22′). Walsall was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey assisted by Danny Gratton and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Daniel Jarvis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Walsall was in firm control of the ball 69% while Barrow was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Barrow was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Walsall shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Barrow shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Donervon Daniels and Jacob Maddox). On the opposite side, Barrow received 2 yellow cards (Jake Young and Sam Foley).

Standings

After this encounter, Walsall will stay with 43 points to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Barrow will have 51 points like Sutton United to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away against Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-1 head to head record.

Barrow will play away agasint Grimsby Town on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans, Donervon Joseph Daniels, Hayden White, Emmanuel Monthe, Oisin McEntee, Liam Kinsella, Brandon Comley, Isaac Hutchinson, Taylor Allen, Mathew Stevens and Tom Knowles.

The home team had on the bench: Joe Low, Conor Wilkinson, Liam Gordon, Andrew Williams, Yann Songo’o, Robbie Willmott and Jacob Maddox.

Substitutions

Walsall made 5 changes: Liam Kinsella for Jacob Maddox (34′), O. McEntee for Robbie Willmott (34′), Taylor Allen for Liam Gordon (46′), Mathew Stevens for Conor Wilkinson (46′) and Robbie Willmott for Andy Williams (54′).

Barrow – Formation

Barrow started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman, Niall Canavan, George Ray, Rory Feely, Sam McClelland, Robbie Gotts, Sam Foley, Patrick Brough, Ben Whitfield, Billy Waters and Jake Young.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gerard Garner, Tom White, Tyrell Warren, Jason Taylor, Josh Lillis and Harrison Neal.

Substitutions

Barrow made 4 changes: Billy Waters for Tom White (65′), Jake Young for Gerard Garner (65′), Rory Feely for Tyrell Warren (66′) and Ben Whitfield for Harrison Neal (81′).

Results of the day

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

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