SCUNTHORPE. Scunthorpe United and Salford City draw 1-1. R. Loft scored the first goal (37′) for Scunthorpe United. C. McAleny equalized (59′).

The match was played at the Sands Venue Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith assisted by Jonathan Hunt and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Scunthorpe United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City has a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Salford City to win the match​.

Scunthorpe United shot 11 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Salford City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Scunthorpe United received 3 yellow cards (R. Loft, A. Perry and A. Kenyon). Talking about the opposition, Salford City received 3 yellow cards (T. Brandon, K. N’Mai and J. Lowe).

Standings

After this match, Scunthorpe United will have 12 points like Oldham Athletic to hold in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Salford City will have 17 points like Mansfield Town, Colchester United and Crawley Town to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Scunthorpe United will play away with Mansfield Town on the 20th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (0 draws).

Salford City will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 20th of November with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (1 draw).

Scunthorpe United – Formation

Scunthorpe United started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Keith Hill decided to play with the following team: Rory Watson (6.8), Jai Rowe (6.3), Manny Onariase (7.3), George Taft (6.8), Mason O’Malley (7.9), Alex Kenyon (7.0), Myles Hippolyte (7.0), Alex Perry (6.2), Hayden Hackney (7.1), Ryan Loft (7.6) and Jake Scrimshaw (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: D. Green, Aaron Jarvis (6.6), L. Thompson, Tom Pugh (6.8), Ross Millen (6.6), J. Balme and A. Beestin.

Substitutions

Scunthorpe United made 3 changes: M. Hippolyte for R. Millen (68′), H. Hackney for T. Pugh (81′) and J. Scrimshaw for A. Jarvis (81′).

Best player: Mason O’Malley​

The most impressive player for Scunthorpe United was Mason O’Malley.

His rating is (7.9) with 43 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gary Bowyer played with: Connor Ripley (5.9), Liam Shephard (7.2), Ashley Eastham (6.8), Jordan Turnbull (7.4), Donald Love (6.8), Jason Lowe (6.8), Matthew Lund (7.4), Kelly N’Mai (5.9), Conor McAleny (7.4), Josh Morris (6.5) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Marcus Dackers, Z. Jeacock, Aramide Oteh (6.4), T. Vassell, A. Denny, Andrew Smith and T. Golden.

Substitutions

Salford City made 2 changes: K. N’Mai for A. Oteh (61′) and C. McAleny for M. Dackers (89′).

Best player: Conor McAleny​

The most impressive player for Salford City was Conor McAleny.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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

• Rochdale – Leyton Orient – 2-2
• Scunthorpe United – Salford City – 1-1
• Stevenage – Mansfield Town – 1-2
• Tranmere Rovers – Sutton United – 0-1
• Walsall – Harrogate Town – 1-3
• Bristol Rovers – Northampton Town – 2-1
• Carlisle United – Barrow – 0-0
• Exeter City – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
• Port Vale – Bradford City – 1-1