LONDON. Leyton Orient prevails over Shrewsbury Town 1-0 after R. Sotiriou scored just 1 goal (20′). Leyton Orient was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,001 spectators.​ The referee was Lewis Smith assisted by Damith Bandara and Marc Wilson. The 4th official was Ryan Whitaker. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.55 degrees Celsius or 61.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Leyton Orient

1 - 0

Shrewsbury Town

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 97 Attack 102
  • 43 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leyton Orient was in firm control of the ball 61% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shrewsbury Town was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Leyton Orient was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Leyton Orient shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 4 yellow cards (Shaqai Forde, Theodore Archibald, Darren Pratley and Thomas James). Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 1 yellow card (Tom Flanagan).

Match Timeline

Ruel Sotiriou(goal)
20'
Darren Pratley - Yellow
49'
Theo Archibald- Yellow
52'
Jordan Brown- sub ->Darren Pratley
56'
60'
Tom Bayliss- sub ->Carl Winchester
62'
Shaqai Forde- sub ->George Moncur
62'
Shaqai Forde- Yellow
72'
72'
Ryan Bowman- sub ->Max Mata
72'
Tom James- Yellow
75'
Ethan Galbraith- sub ->Ruel Sotiriou
78'
Dan Happe- sub ->Theodore Archibald
78'
85'
Tom Flanagan- Yellow
85'
Joe Anderson- sub ->Malvind Benning
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Leyton Orient will have 11 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 9 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Leyton Orient will host Blackpool on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Lincoln City on the 6th of January with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
8.1
D
Tom James 2.Wales
7.7
75'
D
Brandon Cooper 12.Wales
7.3
D
Omar Beckles 19.Grenada
7.5
M
Theo Archibald 11.Scotland
6.6
78' 52'
M
Idris El Mizouni 15.Tunisia
7.1
M
Darren Pratley 18.England
6.7
56' 49'
M
Jordan Graham 24.England
7.0
F
Joe Pigott 9.England
6.4
62'
F
Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus
7.9
78' 20'
F
George Moncur 14.England
6.7
62'
Substitutes
G
Sam Howes 13.England
D
Dan Happe 5.England
6.7
78'
D
Jordan Brown 8.England
6.8
56'
D
Rob Hunt 32.England
M
Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland
6.7
78'
F
Aaron Drinan 16.Republic of Ireland
7.0
62'
F
Shaqai Forde 17.England
6.7
62' 72'

Leyton Orient started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Richard Wellens decided to play with the following team: Solomon Brynn (8.1), Thomas James (7.7), Omar Beckles (7.5), Brandon Cooper (7.3), Jordan Graham (7.0), Darren Pratley (6.7), Idris El Mizouni (7.1), Theodore Archibald (6.6), George Moncur (6.7), Joe Pigott (6.4) and Ruel Sotiriou (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Happe (6.7), Jordan Brown (6.8), Samuel Howes, Aaron Drinan (7.0), Shaqai Forde (6.7), Ethan Galbraith (6.7) and Rob Hunt.

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 5 changes: Joe Pigott for Aaron Drinan (62′), George Moncur for Shaqai Forde (62′), Darren Pratley for Jordan Brown (56′), Theodore Archibald for Daniel Happe (78′) and Ruel Sotiriou for Ethan Galbraith (78′).

Best player: Solomon Brynn​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leyton Orient was the goalkeeper: Solomon Brynn. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia
6.7
D
Morgan Feeney 5.England
7.0
85'
D
Chey Dunkley 22.England
7.1
D
Tom Flanagan 33.Northern Ireland
7.7
85'
M
Mal Benning 3.England
7.9
85'
M
Carl Winchester 7.Northern Ireland
6.3
60'
M
Taylor Perry 14.England
6.8
M
Elliott Bennett 17.England
7.0
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
7.0
F
Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria
7.0
72'
F
Max Mata 27.New Zealand
6.3
72'
Substitutes
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
D
Joe Anderson 4.England
7.0
85'
D
Brandon Fleming 25.England
6.4
85'
M
Ryan Finnigan 8.England
M
Tom Bayliss 20.England
6.7
60'
F
Ryan Bowman 9.England
7.0
72'
F
Kieran Phillips 10.England
6.4
72'

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

Matthew Taylor played with: Marko Maroši (6.7), Morgan Feeney (7.0), Cheyenne Dunkley (7.1), Tom Flanagan (7.7), Elliott Bennett (7.0), Nohan Kenneh (7.0), Carl Winchester (6.3), Taylor Perry (6.8), Malvind Benning (7.9), Daniel Udoh (7.0) and Max Mata (6.3).

They had on the bench: Joseph Anderson (7.0), Ryan Finnigan, Ryan Bowman (7.0), Kieran Phillips (6.4), Harry Burgoyne, Tom Bayliss (6.7) and Brandon Fleming (6.4).

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Malvind Benning for Joseph Anderson (85′), Morgan Feeney for Brandon Fleming (85′), Carl Winchester for Tom Bayliss (60′), Max Mata for Ryan Bowman (72′) and Daniel Udoh for Kieran Phillips (72′).

Best player: Malvind Benning​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Malvind Benning.

His rating is (7.9) with 21 passes (62% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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