WALSALL. Walsall and Rochdale didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Rochdale was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the support of Johnathon Bickerdike and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Mark Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rochdale had a superior ball possession 57% while Walsall was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Walsall to win the match​.

Walsall shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rochdale shot 10 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 1 yellow card (E. Monthe). Talking about the opposition, Rochdale received 1 yellow card (J. Dorsett).

Standings

After this match, Walsall will have 21 points to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Rochdale will have 22 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Port Vale on the 23rd of November with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (5 draws).

Rochdale will host Stevenage on the 23rd of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Stevenage (0 draws).

Walsall – Formation

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

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: C. Rushworth (6.8), O. Khan (7.4), R. Menayese (7.6), E. Monthe (7.0), S. Ward (7.3), J. Labadie (7.3), J. Earing (7.3), C. Wilkinson (6.6), E. Osadebe (6.3), T. Shade (7.4) and G. Miller (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: S. Perry, J. Rose, K. Phillips (6.6), L. Kinsella, T. Leak, A. Taylor and B. Kiernan (6.5).

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: T. Shade for K. Phillips (63′), E. Osadebe for B. Kiernan (74′) and J. Earing for L. Kinsella (90′).

Best player: R. Menayese​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was R. Menayese.

His rating is (7.6) with 33 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15.

Rochdale – Formation

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

Robbie Stockdale played with: A. White, J. Lynch (7.3), M. Taylor (7.8), E. O’Connell (6.9), J. Dorsett (7.2), C. O’Keeffe (7.4), L. Kelly (7.6), A. Morley (6.2), J. Keohane (7.1), J. Beesley (6.2) and J. Andrews (6.9), A. Newby (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: G. Broadbent, C. Grant, D. Cashman, J. Coleman, A. Odoh (6.1) and S. Dooley (7.1).

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: A. Morley for S. Dooley (46′), J. Andrews for A. Odoh (74′) and A. Newby for C. Grant (86′).

Best player: M. Taylor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was M. Taylor.

His rating is (7.8) with 59 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Bristol Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 2-2
• Barrow – Crawley Town – 0-1
• Bradford City – Northampton Town – 1-1
• Exeter City – Carlisle United – 2-1
• Harrogate Town – Salford City – 0-2
• Hartlepool United – Forest Green Rovers – 1-3
• Leyton Orient – Sutton United – 4-1
• Mansfield Town – Scunthorpe United – 3-1
• Newport County – Swindon Town – 1-2
• Oldham Athletic – Port Vale – 3-2
• Stevenage – Colchester United – 1-0
• Walsall – Rochdale – 0-0