CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town conquers Rochdale 1-0 after G. Lloyd scored just 1 goal (68′).
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham assisted by Daniel Woodward and Helen Edwards. The 4th official was Lewis Dawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 99
- 69 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Grimsby Town was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Rochdale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grimsby Town won the match.
Grimsby Town shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale shot 8 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town received 4 yellow cards (Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Max Crocombe, Niall Maher and Luke Waterfall ). Talking about the opposition, Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Scott Quigley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Grimsby Town will have 42 points like AFC Wimbledon and Crewe Alexandra to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale will stay with 25 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Barrow on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).
Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Niall Maher, Josh Emmanuel, Michee Efete, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Gavan Holohan, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Kieran Green, John McAtee and George Lloyd.
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Smith, Alex Hunt, Harry Clifton, Danilo Orsi-Dadamo, Mikey O’Neil, Evan Khouri and Ryan Taylor.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 4 changes: John McAtee for Ryan Taylor (46′), Gavan Holohan for Harry Clifton (60′), Otis Khan for Evan Khouri (83′) and George Lloyd for Danilo Orsi-Dadamo (83′).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Jim Bentley played with: Abraham Odoh, Scott Quigley, Devante Rodney, Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Max Edward Taylor, Owen Dodgson, Jimmy Keohane, Danny Lloyd, Tobias Mullarkey and Ethan Brierley.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rhys Bennett, Ian Henderson, Liam Kelly, D’Mani Bughail-Mellor, Toumani Diagouraga, Femi Seriki and Jake Eastwood.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: Danny Lloyd for Ian Henderson (65′), Jimmy Keohane for D’Mani Bughail-Mellor (82′) and Max Taylor for Liam Kelly (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Carlisle United – 1-2
- Doncaster Rovers – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
- Crawley Town – Harrogate Town – 3-1
- Stevenage – Walsall – 3-1
- Newport County – Bradford City – 1-1
- Hartlepool United – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Gillingham – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Grimsby Town – Rochdale – 1-0
- Barrow – Sutton United – 0-0
- Colchester United – Stockport County – 0-1