STEVENAGE. Mansfield Town defeated Stevenage to win 2-1. It was Mansfield Town to strike first with a goal of J. J. O’Toole at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Stirk gave the win to Mansfield Town in the 65′ minute with a goal.
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 Chris Sarginson who was helped by Michael Chard and Stuart Butler. The 4th official was Brett Huxtable. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​
Match Statistics​
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 105 Attack 95
- 60 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage was was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Mansfield Town managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​
Stevenage shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Stevenage received 2 yellow cards (L. Norris and T. Vancooten). On the opposite side, Mansfield Town received 3 yellow cards (O. Hawkins, R. Stirk and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Stevenage will stay with 14 points to remain in the 21st place. On the other side, Mansfield Town will have 17 points like Salford City, Colchester United and Crawley Town to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Stevenage will host Colchester United on the 20th of November with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Colchester United (4 draws).
Mansfield Town will host Scunthorpe United on the 20th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (0 draws).
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alex Revell decided to play with the following team: A. Smith, S. Cuthbert, L. James-Wildin, M. Melbourne, J. Taylor, J. Reeves, B. Barry, E. List, T. Vancooten, J. Reid and A. Read.
The home team had on the bench: E. Osborne, B. Coker, J. Anang, J. Daly, L. Prosser, C. Lines and L. Norris.
Substitutions
Stevenage made 2 changes: B. Barry for C. Lines (63′) and J. Reid for L. Norris (70′).
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nigel Clough played with: N. Bishop, E. Hewitt, R. Oates, S. Quinn, J. O’Toole, S. McLaughlin, O. Clarke, H. Charsley, G. Lapslie, O. Hawkins and G. Maris.
The following players were sitting on the bench: G. Shelvey, R. Stirk, W. Forrester, F. Rawson, T. Sinclair, J. Gale and J. Bowery.
Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of R. Stirk (injured) and T. Sinclair (injured).
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 3 changes: G. Lapslie for R. Stirk (54′), R. Oates for T. Sinclair (63′) and G. Maris for F. Rawson (79′).
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