OLDHAM. Swindon Town defeats Oldham Athletic 3-1. Swindon Town got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from H. McKirdy (32′) and T. Simpson (79′). Swindon Town took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Boundary Park stadium in Oldham on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the help of Richard Woodward and Paul Stonier. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 17
- 3 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 75 Attack 86
- 49 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 58% while Oldham Athletic was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oldham Athletic was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Swindon Town found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Oldham Athletic shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Oldham Athletic received 1 yellow card (J. Bowden). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (H. McKirdy and E. Iandolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Oldham Athletic will stay with 12 points like Carlisle United to stay in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Swindon Town will have 26 points like Exeter City to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Oldham Athletic will play away with Exeter City on the 13th of November with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).
Swindon Town will host Crawley Town on the 13th of November with a 4-4 head to head record.
Oldham Athletic – Formation
Oldham Athletic
90'
75'
26'
Oldham Athletic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Keith Curle decided to play with the following team: Jayson Leutwiler , Harrison McGahey , Carl Piergianni , Jordan Clarke , Hallam Hope , Jamie Bowden , Faysal Bettache , Callum Whelan , Benny Couto , Davis Keillor-Dunn and Dylan Bahamboula .
The home team had on the bench: R. Diarra, J. Edwards, D. Fage, Harry Vaughan , Isaac Modi , I. Da Silva and L. Southerington.
Oldham Athletic could not rely on the presence of I. Modi (injured).
Substitutions
Oldham Athletic made 2 changes: C. Whelan for H. Vaughan (75′) and J. Bowden for I. Modi (81′).
Best player: Benny Couto
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oldham Athletic was Benny Couto.
His rating is with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
Swindon Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Talking about the opposition, Ben Garner played with: Joseph Wollacott , Kaine Kesler , Mathieu Baudry , Dion Conroy , Romoney Crichlow-Noble , Ellis Iandolo , Ben Gladwin , Louis Reed , Jonathan Williams , Tyreece Simpson and Harry McKirdy .
They had on the bench: A. Gilbert, Jack Payne , L. Ward, Ryan East , J. Mitchell-Lawson, Akinwale Odimayo and R. Hunt.
Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of A. Odimayo (injured).
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 3 changes: R. Crichlow-Noble for A. Odimayo (46′), J. Williams for J. Payne (66′) and H. McKirdy for R. East (83′).
Best player: Tyreece Simpson
The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Tyreece Simpson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
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
