SWINDON. Swindon Town beats Hartlepool United 3-1. Swindon Town took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The County Ground stadium in Swindon on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey with the collaboration of Christopher Wade and Richard Morris. The 4th official was Andy Hendley. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 59% while Hartlepool United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swindon Town was was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swindon Town won the match​.

Swindon Town shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Hartlepool United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 1 yellow card (H. McKirdy). Regarding the opposition, Hartlepool United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Swindon Town will have 32 points like Exeter City to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Hartlepool United will stay with 23 points like Bradford City, Rochdale and Bristol Rovers to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will host Harrogate Town on the 27th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.

Hartlepool United will play away agasint Port Vale on the 27th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Hartlepool United (1 draw).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Ben Garner decided to play with the following team: Joseph Wollacott (7.0), Kaine Kesler (7.0), Robert Donald Hunt (7.7), Dion Conroy (6.8), Akinwale Odimayo (7.1), Ellis Iandolo (7.3), Jack Payne (7.1), Louis Reed (6.8), Jonathan Williams (7.8), Harry McKirdy (6.9) and Tyreece Simpson (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Gladwin (6.8), J. Mitchell-Lawson, Jordan Lyden (6.2), A. Grant, R. East, L. Ward and A. Gilbert.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 3 changes: H. McKirdy for B. Gladwin (72′), J. Williams for J. Lyden (85′) and L. Reed for R. East (90′).

Best player: Tyreece Simpson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Tyreece Simpson.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Hartlepool United – Formation

Also Hartlepool United adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Antony Sweeney played with: Ben Killip (6.0), Reagan Ogle (6.8), Neill Byrne (6.4), Gary Liddle (6.5), Zaine Francis-Angol (6.9), David Ferguson (6.8), Nicky Featherstone (7.5), Tom Crawford (6.7), Matty Daly (7.4), Luke Molyneux (7.0) and Mark Cullen (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Olufela Olomola (6.1), Mike Fondop (6.2), Gavan Holohan (6.6), J. Mitchell, L. Hendrie, J. Grey and M. Shelton.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: M. Cullen for O. Olomola (66′), Z. Francis-Angol for G. Holohan (76′) and M. Daly for M. Fondop-Talum (76′).

Best player: Nicky Featherstone​

The most impressive player for Hartlepool United was Nicky Featherstone.

His rating is (7.5) with 73 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

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