BIRKENHEAD. Salford City had a narrow win over Tranmere Rovers. Salford City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Tallis with the help of Scott Williams and Conor Farrell. The 4th official was Alex Gray. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.48 degrees Celsius or 67.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Tranmere Rovers

3 - 4

Salford City

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 90 Attack 88
  • 52 Dangerous attack 63
  • 30 Ball safe 36
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 3 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Salford City had a strong ball possession 61% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the encounter.​

Tranmere Rovers shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Salford City shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Jordan Turnbull). Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 2 yellow cards (Matthew Lund and Callum Hendry).

Match Timeline

Connor Jennings(goal)
6'
9'
Matty Lund- Yellow
34'
Matt Smith(goal)Luke Bolton
Kristian Dennis(goal)Luke Norris
36'
46'
Callum Hendry(goal)Matt Smith
Paul Lewis- sub ->Luke Norris
46'
Josef Yarney- sub ->Lee O\'Connor
46'
Charlie Jolley- sub ->Samuel Taylor
56'
69'
Callum Hendry(goal)
70'
Callum Hendry- Yellow
75'
Ryan Watson- sub ->Conor McAleny
Josh Hawkes- sub ->Jake Leake
76'
85'
Callum Hendry(goal)
Charlie Jolley(goal)Regan Hendry
88'
Jordan Turnbull- Yellow
90'
90'
Adrian Mariappa- sub ->Liam Shephard
90'
Connor McLennan- sub ->Callum Hendry

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this encounter, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 3 points like Sutton United, Harrogate Town and Forest Green Rovers to hold in the 19th place. On the other side, Salford City will have 7 points like Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, Barrow, Crawley Town and Notts County to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will host Stockport County on the 17th of February with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Salford City will host Barrow on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.3
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
6.9
46'
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
6.3
90'
D
Jake Leake 3.England
6.4
76'
D
Tom Davies 5.England
6.8
M
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.3
6'
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
6.6
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.0
F
Luke Norris 9.England
7.1
46'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
7.5
36'
F
Sam Taylor 20.England
6.4
56'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
6.7
46'
M
Chris Merrie 16.England
M
Paul Lewis 22.England
6.6
46'
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
76'
M
Brad Walker 4.England
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
6.6
56' 88'

Tranmere Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ian Dawes decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (6.3), Lee O’Connor (6.9), Tom Davies (6.8), Jordan Turnbull (6.3), Jake Leake (6.4), Kieron Morris (6.6), Regan Hendry (7.0), Connor Jennings (7.3), Luke Norris (7.1), Kristian Dennis (7.5) and Samuel Taylor (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Murphy, Josef Yarney (6.7), Chris Merrie, Paul Lewis (6.6), Josh Hawkes, Charlie Jolley (6.6) and Brad Walker.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Luke Norris for Paul Lewis (46′), Lee O’Connor for Josef Yarney (46′), Samuel Taylor for Charlie Jolley (56′) and Jake Leake for Josh Hawkes (76′).

Best player: Kristian Dennis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tranmere Rovers was Kristian Dennis.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 13 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
6.5
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
7.0
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
7.6
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
6.8
M
Stevie Mallan 14.Scotland
7.1
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.5
9'
M
Luke Bolton 24.England
7.0
M
Liam Shephard 32.Wales
7.3
90'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
8.4
34'
F
Callum Hendry 9.Scotland
9.3
90' 70' 46', 69', 85'
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
7.2
75'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Wright 13.England
D
Kevin Berkoe 23.England
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
6.7
90'
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
75'
M
Odin Bailey 10.England
M
Marcus Dackers 36.England
F
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland
6.4
90'

Salford City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Neil Wood played with: Alex Cairns (6.5), Luke Garbutt (7.0), Theo Vassell (6.8), Curtis Tilt (7.6), Luke Bolton (7.0), Matthew Lund (6.5), Stevie Mallan (7.1), Liam Shephard (7.3), Conor McAleny (7.2), Matt Smith (8.4) and Callum Hendry (9.3).

They had on the bench: Odin Bailey, Connor McLennan (6.4), Kevin Berkoe, Joseph Wright, Adrian Mariappa (6.7), Marcus Dackers and Ryan Watson.

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Conor McAleny for Ryan Watson (75′), Liam Shephard for Adrian Mariappa (90′) and Callum Hendry for Connor McLennan (90′).

Best player: Callum Hendry​

The player that probably impressed the most for Salford City was Callum Hendry.

His rating is (9.3) with 3 goals, 28 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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