SWINDON. Swindon Town topped Grimsby Town to win 2-1. It was Swindon Town to strike first with a goal of Dan Kemp at the 26′. Then Jake Cain scored again for Swindon Town in the 64′ minute. Eventually, Donovan Wilson reduced the distance for Grimsby Town (70′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Swindon Town made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Graham Kane and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.56 degrees Celsius or 61.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Swindon Town

2 - 1

Grimsby Town

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 88 Attack 107
  • 62 Dangerous attack 50
  • 47 Ball safe 32
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 3 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 58% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swindon Town was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swindon Town won the match​.

Swindon Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Remeao Hutton and Frazer Blake-Tracy). Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (Harry Clifton and Harvey Rodgers).

Match Timeline

26'
58'
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy- sub ->Jake Young
59'
Frazer Blake-Tracy- Yellow
60'
62'
Harry Clifton- Yellow
Jake Cain(goal)Dan Kemp
64'
70'
Donovan Wilson(goal)Danny Rose
68'
69'
Gavan Holohan- sub ->Alex Hunt
69'
Donovan Wilson- sub ->Abo Eisa
77'
89'
Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Harry Clifton
Harrison Minturn- sub ->Charlie Austin
90'
90'
Harvey Rodgers- Yellow
90'

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 match, Swindon Town will have 19 points like Gillingham to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will stay with 10 points like Colchester United and Salford City to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 17th of February with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (5 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Murphy Mahoney 1.England
7.0
D
Tom Brewitt 12.England
7.5
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England
6.7
60'
D
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
7.0
M
Remeao Hutton 2.England
7.0
90'
M
Saidou Khan 8.Gambia
7.3
M
Dan Kemp 10.England
8.8
26'
M
Tariq Uwakwe 19.England
6.8
58'
M
Jake Cain 16.England
7.7
77' 64'
F
Jake Young 7.England
6.4
59'
F
Charlie Austin 32.England
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Lewis Ward 44.England
D
Brooklyn Genesini 14.England
D
Harrison Minturn 31.England
90'
M
Liam Kinsella 23.Republic of Ireland
6.8
77'
F
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 11.England
6.4
59'
F
Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.6
58'

Swindon Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Murphy Mahoney (7.0), Udoka Godwin-Malife (7.0), Tom Brewitt (7.5), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.7), Remeao Hutton (7.0), Jake Cain (7.7), Saidou Khan (7.3), Tariq Uwakwe (6.8), Dan Kemp (8.8), Jake Young (6.4) and Charlie Austin (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Kinsella (6.8), Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (6.4), Brooklyn Genesini, Tyrese Shade (6.6), Harrison Minturn and Lewis Ward.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 4 changes: Charlie Austin for Harrison Minturn (90′), Tariq Uwakwe for Tyrese Shade (58′), Jake Young for Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (59′) and Jake Cain for Liam Kinsella (77′).

Best player: Dan Kemp​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swindon Town was Dan Kemp.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 33 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
6.3
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
7.3
90'
D
Toby Mullarkey 28.England
7.3
D
Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo
6.3
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
6.7
M
Jamie Andrews 19.England
7.1
M
Arthur Gnahoua 14.England
6.8
68'
M
Abo Eisa 7.Sudan
7.0
69'
M
Alex Hunt 29.England
6.6
69'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
6.4
89' 62'
F
Danny Rose 32.England
7.7
Substitutes
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
D
Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland
D
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon 3.England
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
7.1
69'
M
Otis Khan 11.Pakistan
6.7
68'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
7.3
69' 70'
F
Rekeil Pyke 9.England
89'

Grimsby Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Paul Hurst played with: Jake Eastwood (6.3), Toby Mullarkey (7.3), Luke Waterfall (6.7), Harvey Rodgers (7.3), Michee Efete (6.3), Jamie Andrews (7.1), Arthur Gnahoua (6.8), Alex Hunt (6.6), Harry Clifton (6.4), Abo Eisa (7.0) and Danny Rose (7.7).

They had on the bench: Daniel Amos, Harvey Cartwright, Gavan Holohan (7.1), Donovan Wilson (7.3), Rekeil Pyke, Otis Khan (6.7) and Anthony Driscoll-Glennon.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Arthur Gnahoua for Otis Khan (68′), Abo Eisa for Donovan Wilson (69′), Harry Clifton for Rekeil Pyke (89′) and Alex Hunt for Gavan Holohan (69′).

Best player: Danny Rose​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Danny Rose.

His rating is (7.7) with 26 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 22.

Results of the day

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