Walsall defeats Colchester United 1-0 after I. Hutchinson scored just 1 goal (65′).

The referee was Lee Swabey who was helped by Daniel Flynn and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Thomas Harty.

Match Statistics​

Walsall

1 - 0

Colchester United

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 97 Attack 92
  • 68 Dangerous attack 50
  • 72 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Colchester United had a strong ball possession 55% while Walsall was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match​.

Walsall shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Colchester United shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 4 yellow cards (Freddie Draper, Ryan Stirk, Priestley Farquharson and Owen Evans). On the opposite side, Colchester United received 1 yellow card (Joe Taylor).

Match Timeline

36'
Matt Jay- sub ->Alex Newby
Priestley Farquharson- Yellow
43'
54'
60'
Isaac Hutchinson(goal)Ryan Stirk
65'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Jamille Matt
67'
Joe Riley- sub ->Tom Knowles
71'
72'
Al-Amin Kazeem- sub ->Jayden Fevrier
72'
Owen Evans- Yellow
76'
79'
David Okagbue- sub ->Priestley Farquharson
85'
Ryan Stirk- Yellow
87'

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 playing this contest, Walsall will have 8 points like Bradford City and Crawley Town to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Colchester United will stay with 3 points like Tranmere Rovers and Sutton United to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Mansfield Town on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Colchester United will host Accrington Stanley on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
7.7
76'
D
O. McEntee 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
7.3
D
Taylor Allen 21.England
7.5
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
7.5
71'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
7.0
87'
M
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
7.1
85' 43'
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
7.8
65'
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
7.8
F
Freddie Draper 15.England
7.1
79'
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
6.7
67'
Substitutes
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
D
David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland
85'
M
Joe Riley 7.England
6.8
71'
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
F
Aramide Oteh 20.England
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
6.4
67'

Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans (7.7), Oisin McEntee (7.1), Donervon Daniels (7.3), Taylor Allen (7.5), Tom Knowles (7.5), Priestley Farquharson (7.1), Ryan Stirk (7.0), Isaac Hutchinson (7.8), Liam Gordon (7.8), Freddie Draper (7.1) and Jamille Matt (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: David Okagbue, Joe Riley (6.8), Danny Johnson, Aramide Oteh, Ross Tierney, Jackson Smith and Douglas James-Taylor (6.4).

Walsall could not rely on the presence of David Okagbue (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: Jamille Matt for Douglas James-Taylor (67′), Tom Knowles for Joe Riley (71′) and Priestley Farquharson for David Okagbue (85′).

Best player: Isaac Hutchinson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Isaac Hutchinson.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 32 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
O. Goodman 1.England
6.7
D
Connor Hall 5.England
7.1
D
W. Greenidge 2.England
6.6
72'
D
F. Kelleher 4.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Mandela Egbo 18.England
6.7
M
Arthur Read 16.England
7.5
M
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
6.6
72'
M
Noah Chilvers 10.England
7.7
M
Alex Newby 19.England
6.4
36'
F
Samson Tovide 9.England
6.7
F
Joe Taylor 25.Wales
6.6
60' 54'
Substitutes
G
Tom Smith 12.England
D
Zach Mitchell 15.England
D
Al-Amin Kazeem 30.England
7.0
72'
M
Mauro Bandeira 8.Portugal
6.4
72'
M
D. Thomas 31.England
M
Matt Jay 7.England
6.8
36'
F
B. Ihionvien 48.England
6.8
60'

Colchester United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ben Garner played with: Owen Goodman (6.7), William Greenidge (6.6), Fiacre Kelleher (7.0), Connor Hall (7.1), Mandela Egbo (6.7), Jayden Fevrier (6.6), Arthur Read (7.5), Noah Chilvers (7.7), Alex Newby (6.4), Samson Tovide (6.7) and Joe Taylor (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Mauro Bandeira (6.4), Bradley Ihionvien (6.8), Donell Thomas, Tom Smith, Matt Jay (6.8), Zach Mitchell and Al-Amin Kazeem (7.0).

Colchester United could not rely on the presence of Matt Jay (injured).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: Alex Newby for Matt Jay (36′), William Greenidge for Mauro Bandeira (72′) and Jayden Fevrier for Al-Amin Kazeem (72′).

Best player: Noah Chilvers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Noah Chilvers.

His rating is (7.7) with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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