STEVENAGE. Stevenage had a surprising win over Grimsby Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Reid (57′) and a goal from L. James-Wildin (67′).
The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie who had the assistance of Scott Williams and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Stephen Finch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 7 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 95 Attack 70
- 68 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stevenage won the match.
Stevenage shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Stevenage didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Gavan Holohan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Stevenage will have 82 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town will stay with 58 points like Swindon Town and Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Stevenage will play away with Barrow on the 8th of May with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (3 draws).
Grimsby Town will host AFC Wimbledon on the 8th of May with a 1-1 head to head.
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage
46'
57'
Stevenage adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Carl Piergianni, Max Clark, Kane Smith, Michael Bostwick, Jake Reeves, Alex Gilbey, Danny Rose, Jordan Roberts, Jamie Reid and Daniel Sweeney.
The home team had on the bench: Luther Wildin, Daryl Horgan, Jake Forster-Caskey, Makise Evans, Jake Taylor, Jonathan Tomkinson and Adam Przybek.
Stevenage could not rely on the presence of Jake Forster-Caskey (injured).
Substitutions
Stevenage made 4 changes: Michael Bostwick for Luther Wildin (14′), Kane Smith for Jake Forster-Caskey (46′), Jordan Roberts for Jake Taylor (87′) and Jamie Reid for Daryl Horgan (90′).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
58'
Also Grimsby Town adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Paul Hurst played with: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Niall Maher, Michee Efete, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Andrew Smith, Gavan Holohan, Kieran Green, Harry Clifton, Ryan Taylor and George Lloyd.
These were the players on the bench: Danilo Orsi-Dadamo, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Mikey O’Neil, Alex Hunt, Evan Khouri, Josh Emmanuel and Danny Amos.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 5 changes: Anthony Driscoll-Glennon for Daniel Amos (46′), Andy Smith for Danilo Orsi-Dadamo (63′), George Lloyd for Otis Khan (63′), Gavan Holohan for Evan Khouri (69′) and Kieran Green for Alex Hunt (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Stevenage – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Rochdale – Sutton United – 4-1
- Northampton Town – Bradford City – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Stockport County – 0-3
- Hartlepool United – Barrow – 3-1
- Gillingham – Newport County – 1-2
- Doncaster Rovers – Colchester United – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Crawley Town – Walsall – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Salford City – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
