MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town conquers Tranmere Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Johnson (67′) and a goal from R. Oates (18′). Tranmere Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was James Bell who was helped by Robert Atkin and Lisa Rashid. The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tranmere Rovers had a strong ball possession 56% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match​.

Mansfield Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card (S. McLaughlin). Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (J. Spearing).

Standings

After playing this match, Mansfield Town will have 14 points like Stevenage to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 22 points to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Stevenage on the 13th of November with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (3 draws).

Tranmere Rovers will host Sutton United on the 13th of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Mansfield Town – Formation

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

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Nathan Bishop (7.3), Elliott Hewitt (7.4), Farrend Rawson (6.2), Oliver Hawkins (7.4), Stephen McLaughlin (6.7), Harry Charsley (5.8), George Maris (7.3), Stephen Quinn (7.6), Ollie Clarke (6.4), Rhys Oates (8.2) and Danny Johnson (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kellan Gordon (6.4), J. Bowery, G. Shelvey, J. Gale, Tyrese Sinclair (6.8), Ryan Burke (6.4) and J. O’Toole.

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of J. J. O’Toole (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: S. McLaughlin for R. Burke (63′), D. Johnson for T. Sinclair (84′) and R. Oates for J. J. O’Toole (90′).

Best player: Rhys Oates​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Rhys Oates.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

On the opposite side, Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan (5.7), Josh Dacres-Cogley (6.3), Tom Davies (7.8), Peter Clarke (6.8), Calum MacDonald (6.7), Callum McManaman (6.8), Kieron Morris (7.4), Jay Spearing (6.8), Sam Foley (7.1), Liam Feeney (6.4) and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (6.6).

They had on the bench: R. Watson, J. Murphy, Mark Duffy (6.6), N. Knight-Percival, Elliott Nevitt (6.5), L. O’Connor and Paul Glatzel (6.8).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: C. McManaman for P. Glatzel (46′), L. Feeney for M. Duffy (46′) and E. Dieseruvwe for E. Nevitt (68′).

Best player: Tom Davies​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Tom Davies.

His rating is (7.8) with 51 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
• Barrow – Rochdale – 1-2
• Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Colchester United – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
• Crawley Town – Port Vale – 1-4
• Harrogate Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
• Leyton Orient – Hartlepool United – 5-0
• Mansfield Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
• Newport County – Stevenage – 5-0
• Oldham Athletic – Swindon Town – 1-3
• Salford City – Exeter City – 1-2
• Sutton United – Walsall – 0-1