ROCHDALE. Rochdale was in the end too strong for Newport County with the goal of J. Beesley (2′), J. Beesley (72′ pen) and L. Kelly (89′). Newport County lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Boyeson assisted by Robert Atkin and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Rochdale

3 - 0

Newport County

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 19 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 105 Attack 132
  • 50 Dangerous attack 75
  • 48 Ball safe 45
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Newport County had a strong ball possession 58% while Rochdale was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newport County was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rochdale managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Rochdale shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newport County shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (J. Coleman and C. Grant). Regarding the opposition, Newport County received 2 yellow cards (M. Demetriou and C. Norman).

Match Timeline

2'
60'
64'
70'
72'
72'
74'
76'
80'
80'
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After this contest, Rochdale will have 27 points like Salford City and Hartlepool United to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, Newport County will stay with 34 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away against Carlisle United on the 26th of December with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Carlisle United (2 draws).

Newport County will host Forest Green Rovers on the 26th of December with a 5-5 head to head record.

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale
G
Joel Coleman 33.England
7.7
64'
D
Eoghan O'Connell 6.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
Max Taylor 5.England
7.1
D
J. Dorsett 12.Montserrat
7.0
M
Aidan White 3.Republic of Ireland
6.9
90'
M
Corey O'Keeffe 2.Republic of Ireland
7.4
M
Stephen Dooley 7.Northern Ireland
6.9
80'
M
L. Kelly 23.Republic of Ireland
8.1
89'
F
Alex Newby 10.England
7.0
F
C. Grant 11.Republic of Ireland
7.1
80' 74'
F
Jake Beesley 9.England
8.8
2', 72'
Substitutes
G
Jay Lynch 1.England
D
Jimmy McNulty 4.Scotland
90'
M
M. Done 16.England
M
George Broadbent 14.England
6.6
80'
M
Aaron Morley 8.England
6.8
80'
M
Abraham Odoh 18.England
F
Josh Andrews 19.England

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

The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Joel Coleman (7.7), Max Taylor (7.1), Eoghan O’Connell (7.7), Jeriel Dorsett (7.0), Corey O’Keeffe (7.4), Stephen Dooley (6.9), Liam Kelly (8.1), Aidan White (6.9), Alex Newby (7.0), Jake Beesley (8.8) and Conor Grant (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: J. Lynch, M. Done, George Broadbent (6.6), Aaron Morley (6.8), J. McNulty, A. Odoh and J. Andrews.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: S. Dooley for A. Morley (80′), C. Grant for G. Broadbent (80′) and A. White for J. McNulty (90′).

Best player: Jake Beesley​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was Jake Beesley.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 25.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
Joe Day 1.England
6.3
D
J. Clarke 5.England
6.3
D
Mickey Demetriou 28.England
6.9
70'
D
Aaron Lewis 14.Wales
6.6
76'
D
Cameron Norman 2.England
7.5
72'
M
Robbie Willmott 7.England
6.9
M
Matty Dolan 8.England
7.3
60'
M
Finn Azaz 18.England
7.0
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
6.6
F
Dom Telford 19.England
7.0
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 10.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
N. Townsend 30.Antigua and Barbuda
D
J. Woodiwiss 41.England
D
Ryan Haynes 3.England
M
S. Lewis 57.Wales
M
Jake Cain 24.England
6.4
60'
M
Edward Upson 4.England
F
Timmy Abraham 16.England
6.1
76'

Newport County started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

James Rowberry played with: Joe Day (6.3), Cameron Norman (7.5), Mickey Demetriou (6.9), James Clarke (6.3), Aaron Lewis (6.6), Robbie Willmott (6.9), Matthew Dolan (7.3), Finn Azaz (7.0), Oliver Cooper (6.6), Dom Telford (7.0) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.0).

They had on the bench: S. Lewis, Jake Cain (6.4), J. Woodiwiss, E. Upson, R. Haynes, N. Townsend and Timmy Abraham (6.1).

Substitutions

Newport County made 2 changes: M. Dolan for J. Cain (60′) and A. Lewis for T. Abraham (76′).

Best player: Cameron Norman​

The most impressive player for Newport County was Cameron Norman.

His rating is (7.5) with 52 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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