WALSALL. Salford City defeated Walsall. Walsall lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
Salford City remained with 10 players after Louie Barry received a red card in the 53′. Nevertheless, Salford City still was capable to win this match playing only with 10 players.
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 Andrew Kitchen with the support of Nicholas Barnard and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Paul Howard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 6 Total 15
- 3 On Target 6
- 1 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 112 Attack 101
- 36 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Walsall had a superior ball possession 60% while Salford City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the encounter.
Walsall shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Salford City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 3 yellow cards (O. McEntee, Joe Low and Manny Monthe). Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 1 yellow card (Stevie Mallan).
Also, Salford City didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Louie Barry (Salford City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Walsall will stay with 51 points like Crewe Alexandra to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Salford City will have 72 points like Bradford City and Mansfield Town to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Doncaster Rovers on the 8th of May with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (2 draws).
Salford City will host Gillingham on the 8th of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Salford City (0 draws).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
54'
90'
62'
Walsall started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans, Emmanuel Monthe, Liam Gordon, Oisin McEntee, Joe Low, Jacob Maddox, Brandon Comley, Joe Riley, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt and Tom Knowles.
The home team had on the bench: Mathew Stevens, Jackson Smith, Conor Wilkinson, Douglas James-Taylor, Yann Songo’o, Liam Kinsella and Ronan Maher.
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: Jacob Maddox for Douglas James-Taylor (76′), Jamille Matt for Conor Wilkinson (83′) and O. McEntee for Liam Kinsella (90′).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
53'
Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Neil Wood played with: Alex Cairns, Adrian Mariappa, Ibou Touray, Liam Shephard, Theo Vassell, Stevie Mallan, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Matt Smith, Callum Hendry and Louie Barry.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Conor McAleny, Jack Jenkins, Matthew Lund, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Ryan David Leak, Jason Lowe and Giosue Bellagambi.
Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: Liam Shephard for Conor McAleny (74′), Elliot Watt for Matthew Lund (83′) and Callum Hendry for Ethan Galbraith (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-3
- Tranmere Rovers – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Stockport County – Rochdale – 1-0
- Northampton Town – Harrogate Town – 3-1
- Mansfield Town – Stevenage – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Crawley Town – 0-2
- Doncaster Rovers – Newport County – 1-3
- Colchester United – Sutton United – 4-1
- Bradford City – Gillingham – 2-2
- Barrow – Carlisle United – 0-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Swindon Town – 1-5
